Eriosema monticola

Botanical Description

Eriosema monticola is an erect, perennial plant usually producing a single, sparsely branched or unbranched stem 5 - 35cm tall, from a thick woody rootstock around 25mm wide. The plant rarely flowers when the leaves are rather undeveloped[ 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 food