Fabaceae FAMILY

Dalbergiella welwitschii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dalbergiella welwitschii is a deciduous, straggling shrub or climbing plant that usually grows 5 - 8 metres tall, but can reach up to 17 metres if it has support. The slender stem is generally around 2cm in diameter, becoming rather flattened with age, with stellately arranged spines in the middle[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Nigeria and the Central African Republic, south to Angola and DR Congo

HabitatRiverain forest[ 1355 Title Plants of the World online Publication Author Website http://powo.science.kew.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing. ]. Dry deciduous forest, riverine forest, fringing forest and abandoned farmland[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].