Fabaceae FAMILY
Coursetia glandulosa
Coursetia glandulosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Coursetia glandulosa is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 1 - 10 metres tall. The plant spreads by means of root suckers and can form colonies. The stems are erect, long and very pliant[ 1338 Title Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) Publication Syst. Bot. Monogr. 21 1988 Author Lavin M. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - southern Arizona to southern Mexico
HabitatTropical dry forests, desert scrub; at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres[ 1338 Title Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) Publication Syst. Bot. Monogr. 21 1988 Author Lavin M. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ]. Tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, dry, spiny forest, xerophilous scrub, pasture, mesophyll mountain forest, oak and pine forests[ 1565 Title Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana Publication Author Website http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/index.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very valuable on-line resource with detailed information on many hundreds of medicinal plants used in Mexico ]..