
Fabaceae FAMILY
Entada arenaria
Entada arenaria
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Entada arenaria is a perennial plant producing erect stems 5 - 100cm tall from a stout, woody rhizome. These stems are often annual, but can become more or less woody and persist[ 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 source of fibre and ornamental beads.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - southern DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe.
HabitatGrassland and woodland with Brachystegia or with Baikiaea-Burkea on Kalahari sand; at elevations around 1,200 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. ].