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Useful Tropical Plants

Hermbstaedtia scabra

Schinz

Amaranthaceae

+ Synonyms

Celosia scabra (Schinz) Schinz

Common Name:

Hermbstaedtia scabra

General Information

Hermbstaedtia scabra is an erect annual herb that can vary from simple to much-branched with long, ascending branches. It grows from 0.5 - 1.1 metres tall[
308
Title
Flora Zambesiaca
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southern Africa - Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and S. Africa.

Habitat

Sandy soil in open savannah, open Mopane woodland, river banks, abandoned cultivation; at elevations of 45 - 1,030 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.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitAnnual
Height1.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the semi-arid tropics and subtropics.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the herb is used for treating carcinoma[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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