Pedaliaceae FAMILY

Ceratotheca triloba

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ceratotheca triloba is an erect, usually branched, annual plant, occasionally becoming a short-lived perennial. It grows up to 2.5 metres tall. The whole plant is malodorous[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is cultivated as an ornamental in parts of the tropics[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, S. Africa.

HabitatGrassland, disturbed vegetation, roadsides etc, usually in sandy soils[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].