Malvaceae FAMILY

Triumfetta cordifolia

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triumfetta cordifolia is a fast-growing, sparsely-branched shrub usually growing up to 2.5 metres tall but exceptionally to 5 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. ]. The stems are about 15mm in diameter at the base[ 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. ] A multi-purpose plant, mainly used locally, being harvested from the wild and supplying food, medicines, fibre and several other commodities. It has sometimes been an important item of commerce, with stems sold for food in local markets and the retted fibre has in the past been exported for making sacks and packaging material[ 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 RangeTropical Africa - widespread in the moister areas.

HabitatLocally common in wooded grassland; secondary forest; edges and clearings of wet forest; riverine forest; marshy locations; fallows; roadsides and disturbed land; also a common weed in cultivated land; at elevations from sea level to 2,650 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. ].