Verbenaceae FAMILY
Lippia multiflora
Lippia multiflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lippia multiflora is an aromatic, perennial plant with more or less woody stems growing up to 3 metres tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use, especially as a tea and for its medicinal virtues. It is often planted in villages as an ornamental and for its uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to southern Sudan and Uganda, south to Angola, avoiding the wetter regions.
HabitatWaste ground, bush savannah, old cultivations[ 617 Title Traditional Vegetables in Benin Publication Author Achigan-Dako E. Et al Publisher Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science Year 2009 ISBN Description Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin. ].