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General Information

Adenodolichos rhomboideus is a trailing, perennial plant growing from a woody rootstock or a creeping underground rhizome. The stems become more or less woody and persist, they can be several metres long and form large patches of growth[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It can be grown in sites contaminated with a range of heavy metals in order to stabilize and remediate the soil.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi

Habitat

Brachystegia-Julbernardia open woodland; sandy ground in open forest; wooded thickets; open bushland with tall grasses; periodically wet sand; sandy ground; sometimes abundant; part of the pre-fire flora; at elevations from 1,200 - 1,900 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.40 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Adenodolichos species are usually among the first plants to appear after bush fires, resprouting from their underground rootstock[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant is used in traditional medicine[]. No more details.

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant can grow in soils that have high concentrations of copper, cobalt, zinc and lead as a result of contamination with mine waste. Whilst it is only partially effective in phytoextraction of these metals, it is a very useful plant for phytoremediation of the soil and for soil stabilization[].

Other Uses

The coarse stems of several species in this genus are used as roofing ties in traditional hut construction[].

Propagation

Seed -

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