Onagraceae FAMILY

Ludwigia abyssinica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ludwigia abyssinica is an erect or straggling, annual, occasionally perennial plant that can grow from 60 - 300cm tall. The stout, sub-succulent stem is well-branched, sometimes becoming more or less woody at the base[ 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. , 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 food, medicine and source of a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - widely spread from Senegal to Djibouti, south to Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar and eastern S.Africa.

HabitatSwampy situations, lake sides, river banks; at elevations from sea level to 2,300 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. ],