Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Cephalocroton cordofanus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cephalocroton cordofanus is a much-branched, erect or sprawling, shrub growing from 30 - 300cm tall. The plant has a stout taproot[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible seeds. The plant is occasionally cultivated for the seeds[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - eastern Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya Tanzania. Also found in northern Nigeria.

HabitatDried-out river beds; seasonally waterlogged, open grassland; and in mixed open bushland; usually on sandy soils, less often on clayey soils (including black cotton soil); at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].