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Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Tragia senegalensis

Tragia senegalensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is sparingly armed with stinging hairs[ 515 Title Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8 Publication Author Var Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent. Year 1868 - 1917 ISBN Description Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].

Botanical Description

Tragia senegalensis is a perennial, erect or climbing plant producing annual stems up to 2 metres long from a woody rootstock. The stems are very sparingly branched and are not truly twining or only slightly so at the tips; they scramble over the ground and into the surrounding vegetation[ 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. , 515 Title Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8 Publication Author Var Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent. Year 1868 - 1917 ISBN Description Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Benin.
HabitatSavannah, at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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. ].