Dolichos trinervatus

Botanical Description

Dolichos trinervatus is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing several unbranched or sparsely branched stems from a woody rootstock that is 10 - 20cm deep and 2cm wide. The plant usually grows 30 - 80cm tall, occasionally reaching 130cm[ 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 medicine and source of materials. Dolichos trinervatus has a large geographical distribution, the species is known to occur within the protected areas network and aside from general threats in the region is not thought to be specifically threatened or in decline. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].