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Psorospermum senegalense

Spach

Hypericaceae Edible: Leaves - Medicine ? 3 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub of small tree. It grows 2.5 m tall. The young leaves have rusty brown hairs. The leaves are 5-9 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. The flowers are white. They are in groups in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo DR, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa,

References (1)

  • Bojang, L., 1999, Non-wood Forest Products in The Gambia. EC-FAO Partnership Programme.

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