Fabaceae FAMILY
Rafnia acuminata
Rafnia acuminata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Rafnia acuminata is a prostrate, much-branched, trailing perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody; it can grow up to 30cm tall and 100cm wide[ 1579 Title A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Rafnia Thunb. (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae) Publication Dissertation for Magister Scientiae in Botany Author Campbell G. Publisher Rand Afrikaans University Year 1998 ISBN Description A Dissertation presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Scientiae in Botany at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Rand Afrikaans University, S. Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern S. Africa
HabitatSandy flats, hill slopes and plateaux[ 1309 Title The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation Publication Author Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. Publisher University of Wisconsin Year 1981 ISBN 0-333-32221-5 Description An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus. ]. Coastal, montane and grassy fynbos, growing on gentle or steep, dry rocky slopes, often associated with stony shale, dry, sandy soils, clays and granitic soils[ 1579 Title A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Rafnia Thunb. (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae) Publication Dissertation for Magister Scientiae in Botany Author Campbell G. Publisher Rand Afrikaans University Year 1998 ISBN Description A Dissertation presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Scientiae in Botany at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Rand Afrikaans University, S. Africa. ].