Velloziaceae FAMILY

Xerophyta suaveolens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xerophyta suaveolens is an irregularly branched shrub growing 15 - 200cm tall, with a blackish fibrous erect stem 5 - 20cm in diameter arising from the base[ 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 chewstick.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Zambia, Malawi, southern Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

HabitatMopane-Acacia- and miombo woodland; rocky places; sandy slopes; stream banks; often in dry situations; bare exposed rocks; cliffs in Brachystegia woodland; termitaria; savannah; at elevations from 250 - 1,700 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. ].