Gentianaceae FAMILY

Enicostema axillare

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Enicostema axillare is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1 metre tall, but is more likely to be 30 - 50cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use, and is occasionally cultivated for this purpose.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Eritrea to S. Africa, Namibia and Angola. Also India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia.

HabitatGrasslands, in turf hollows, sandy slopes, side roads and along rivers[ 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. ]. Found at elevations from sea level to 450 metres in India[ 506 Title The Flora of British India. (in 7 volumes) Publication Author Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; London Year 1872 - 1897 ISBN Description Rather dated, but has some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].