Malvaceae FAMILY
Melhania forbesii
Melhania forbesii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Melhania forbesii is a more or less shrubby, dwarf perennial plant with erect stems, growing 10 - 125cm 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 medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa, Madagascar.
HabitatDrier types of woodland; bushy areas, at elevations up to 1,670 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. ].