Portulacaceae FAMILY

Portulaca kermesina

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Portulaca kermesina is an erect annual or short-lived perennial, succulent plant usually growing 8 - 15cm tall, occasionally to 25cm[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and Southern Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Mozambique, S. Africa.

HabitatDry sandy or gravelly soils among rocks; open woodland or margins of pans and seasonal swamps; Acacia-Commiphora bushland; in crevices of granite outcrops; at elevations from sea level to 2,200 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. ].