Fabaceae FAMILY

Alysicarpus rugosus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alysicarpus rugosus is a prostrate to erect, annual to perennial legume growing to 60 - 150cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and as a food in times of shortage. It is used as a green manure to protect and enrich the soil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Botswana and S. Africa; E. Asia - Indian Subcontinent to Indonesia; N. Australia

HabitatMoist places in dense valley forests, wasteland; at elevations from 600 - 1,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].