Chamaecrista kirkii
(Oliv.) Standley
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Description
An erect herb or shrub. It grows 1.7 m high. It grows each year from seed. It is covered with short hairs. The leaves are tapering and made up to 20-40 narrow leaflets.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah forest on rocky or very damp sites.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
