Fabaceae FAMILY

Eriosema crinitum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eriosema crinitum is an erect perennial plant growing from a thick, hard, somewhat woody vertical root. It produces a cluster of unbranched to much-branched stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 20 - 60cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Guatemala; Caribbean

HabitatGrassy savannahs or exposed hillsides, often in pine forest; at elevations from 200 - 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Savannah, woodland savannah, borders of dry forest and areas of human disturbance.