ZZ Otholobium decumbens
(Aiton) C. H. Stirt
Carpet pea, Eight-day-healing bush
Fabaceae Edible: Medicine
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A small trailing shrub. The leaves are 6-10 mm long with 3 leaflets. The flowers are in threes near the end of branches. Possibly now Otholobium virgatum (Burm.f.) C. H. Stirt
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Cultivation
It can be grown from cuttings.
Synonyms
Lotodes decumbens (Aiton) KuntzePsoralea decumbens AitonPsoralea ononoides Poir.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew p 322
