Lamiaceae FAMILY
Kalaharia uncinata
Kalaharia uncinata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Kalaharia uncinata is a spiny shrub with scrambling or climbing branches. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Gabon, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa.
HabitatDry Brachystegia woodland[ 466 Title Useful Plants of Nyasaland Publication Author Williamson J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. Year 1955 ISBN Description Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants. ]. Along roadsides[ 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ].