Fabaceae FAMILY

Rhynchosia densiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rhynchosia densiflora is a climbing plant with procumbent to ascending, slender, twining stems that can range from 30 - 300cm long[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Namibia, Botswana and northeast S. Africa

HabitatForest edges; stream-sides; grassland; thickets; edges of cultivated fields; grassland with scattered trees; rocky outcrops; limestone hill bases; copper outcrops; rain-forest[ 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. ].