Malvaceae FAMILY
Abutilon ramosum
Abutilon ramosum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Abutilon ramosum is an annual to perennial herb with more or less woody stems, growing up to 2 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre and medicines.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeDrier areas of tropical Africa from Senegal to Somalia, south to Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa and Mozambique; through Arabia to northwest India.
HabitatAcacia woodland, riverine forest, degraded forest and fallows at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].