Fabaceae FAMILY
Indigofera macrophylla
Indigofera macrophylla
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Indigofera macrophylla is a scrambling or climbing shrub with stems 2 - 10 metres 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 and source of soap.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Cameroon, Congo and Central African Republic
HabitatHumid or swampy sites, margins of evergreeen forest, gallery and secondary forests[ 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. ].