Malvaceae FAMILY
Melhania burchellii
Melhania burchellii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Melhania burchellii is a perennial plant growing up to 60cm tall with prostrate or suberect branches arising from a woody rootstock. The stems can become more or less woody and persist[ 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 RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatDrier types of woodland at elevations around 950 - 1,366 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. ].