Pavonia senegalensis
Leistner
Malvaceae
Hibiscus baumii Gürke
Pavonia baumii Gürke
Pavonia hirsuta Guill. ex Perr.
Pavonia insignis Fenzl ex Webb
Pavonia zawadae Ulbr.
Common Name:
General Information
Pavonia senegalensis is usually an annual plant, but occasionally lives longer[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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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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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
]. A spreading herb, with long somewhat decumbent, nearly prostrate or ascending branches, much-branched from the base, forming dense semi-globose bushes up to 150cm tall and 200cm wide[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The root is sometimes gathered from the wild and used to speed up the production of butter.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - savannah areas of Senegal to Sudan, south to Namibia, Botswana and S. Africa.
Habitat
Drier parts of tropical Africa on sandy-clayey soils, humid sands and sometimes on rocky scree in savannah areas; often near villages; in woodland with Grewia, Terminalia, etc.; along rivers and in seasonally dry riverbeds; usually in light shade[
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 |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The mucilaginous root is added to milk to cause rapid production of butter after shaking[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- 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.
].
Medicinal
The roots can be chewed or taken in decoction to relieve stomach ailments[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
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- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
].
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.
