Fabaceae FAMILY

Adenodolichos punctatus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adenodolichos punctatus is an erect to ascending, occasionally prostrate perennial plant growing from a stout, woody rootstock; it can grow 40 - 200cm tall. The stems usually become more or less woody and often flower when leafless[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique

HabitatBrachystegia woodland, woodland edges and stream banks, semi-chipya woodland, chipya and dry grasslands, after burns; at elevations from 600 - 1,500 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. Subspecies bussei is also found in old garden sites (i.e. native cultivations)[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].