Fabaceae FAMILY

Kotschya ochreata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kotschya ochreata is a shrub growing 80 - 300cm tall[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Benin; Gabon, Congo, western Dr Congo, northern Angola

HabitatSwampy ground in savannah; along the sides of water; meadows; shrubby vegetation; in saddle of ridge; at elevations from around 500 metres to 1,300 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. ].