Baccharoides lasiopus

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A shrub or woody herb. It can grow 3 m tall. It can be climbing and grow 4.5 m long. The stems branch near the flowers. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and wedge shaped or rounded at the base.

Possibly edible. It is used for malaria and is possibly useful for sleeping sickness.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In East Africa it grow between 1,050 and 2,650 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Igiheriheri

Synonyms

Vernonia lasiopus O. Hoffm.;