Fabaceae FAMILY
Eriosema spicatum
Eriosema spicatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eriosema spicatum is an erect to somewhat straggling, perennial plant growing from a woody rootstock. It produces a cluster of more or less woody, sparingly-branched stems usually 45 - 120cm tall, occasionally reaching 200cm[ 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 medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Guinea to Ghana; Gabon, Congo, DR Congo
HabitatHumid ground; wooded savannah; granitic rocks; sunny rocks; edges of small woods in savannah; old cultivations; open and dry ground; meadows; at elevations up to 1,800 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. ].