Fabaceae FAMILY
Rhynchosia nyasica
Rhynchosia nyasica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rhynchosia nyasica is a usually erect, though sometimes prostrate, perennial plant producing several, somewhat sticky stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 30 - 100cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to southern Ethiopia, south to northern Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, avoiding areas of heavy rainfall
HabitatGrassland with scattered trees; Acacia semi-desert thicket; open woodland with Combretum collinum, C. molle, Steganotaenia araliacea, etc. on rocky outcrop; lateritic blocks on slope; savanna with Monotes kerstingii on sand; deep soil in gallery[ 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. ].