Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Cyathula orthacantha

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyathula orthacantha is an annual herb, sometimes growing along the ground but usually erect and much branched, growing up to 1.5 metres tall[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The leaves are sometimes sold in local markets[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, northern S. Africa.

HabitatMany habitats, but most common in grassland with Acacia scrub on disturbed stony ground, quite often near rivers and waterholes, thrives in sandy loam or alluvium but also on volcanic or heavy black soils, at elevations from 600 - 1,400 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].