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Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Synaptolepis retusa

Synaptolepis retusa

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Synaptolepis retusa is a perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody growing up to 55cm long from a woody rootstock[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
HabitatDry stony soils in savannah[ 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. ].