Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia sessilifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia sessilifolia is a more or less succulent, perennial plant with erect slender, rigid stems up to around 60cm long. The stems can be simple or branched[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a vegetable.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Gabon, Congo.

HabitatForest; Aframomum thicket, stream banks; in pure colonies; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].