Malvaceae FAMILY

Pavonia senegalensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pavonia senegalensis is usually an annual plant, but occasionally lives longer[ 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. ]. A spreading herb, with long somewhat decumbent, nearly prostrate or ascending branches, much-branched from the base, forming dense semi-globose bushes up to 150cm tall and 200cm wide[ 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 root is sometimes gathered from the wild and used to speed up the production of butter.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - savannah areas of Senegal to Sudan, south to Namibia, Botswana and S. Africa.

HabitatDrier parts of tropical Africa on sandy-clayey soils, humid sands and sometimes on rocky scree in savannah areas; often near villages; in woodland with Grewia, Terminalia, etc.; along rivers and in seasonally dry riverbeds; usually in light shade[ 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. ].