Eminia holubii
(Hemsl.) Taub.
Fabaceae
Eminia noldeana Harms
Eminia polyadenia Hauman
Rhynchosia holubii Hemsl.
Common Name:
General Information
Eminia holubii is a trailing, climbing or erect shrub with stems that become more or less woody, growing from a woody rootstock; it can grow up to 160cm tall[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- 0
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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- Eminia, Rhynchosia et Vigna (Fabacées) à̀ complexes amylolytiques employés dans la région Zambésienne pour la fabric
- Publication
- Belgian Journal of Botany 125:41-60; January 1992
- Author
- Pauwels L.; Mulkay P.; Ngoy K.; Delaude C.
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- Year
- 1992
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- Description
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The plant is harvested from the wild for its root, which is one of several species used locally to make a very popular alcoholic beverage known as 'munkoyo beer'.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 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.
Range
Tropical Africa - Angola, southern DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Habitat
Miombo, Baikiaea and mixed woodland on Kalahari sand; often in grassy or disturbed places; wooded ± swampy savannah; at elevations around 900 - 1,050 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
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 1.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The roots are used as a sweetening agent when making a very popular, traditional, mildly alcoholic drink known as 'munkoyo beer'[
1441- Title
- Eminia, Rhynchosia et Vigna (Fabacées) à̀ complexes amylolytiques employés dans la région Zambésienne pour la fabric
- Publication
- Belgian Journal of Botany 125:41-60; January 1992
- Author
- Pauwels L.; Mulkay P.; Ngoy K.; Delaude C.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The very juicy roots have an unpleasant odour. Four to five woody roots around 10cm in diameter and 60cm long are produced from the apex of the root system[
1441- Title
- Eminia, Rhynchosia et Vigna (Fabacées) à̀ complexes amylolytiques employés dans la région Zambésienne pour la fabric
- Publication
- Belgian Journal of Botany 125:41-60; January 1992
- Author
- Pauwels L.; Mulkay P.; Ngoy K.; Delaude C.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
