Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Rhigozum trichotomum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rhigozum trichotomum is an erect, deciduous shrub, usually growing 1 - 2 metres tall but exceptionally to 4 metres. The stems typically branch in threes and terminate in spine-like tips[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It rapidly invades overgrazed land, helping to protect the soil and providing conditions for other native plants to germinate and grow.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatArid areas in grasslands, along riverbeds and pan fringes[ 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. ].