Desmodium ramosissimum

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Benin, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Aeschynomene arborea Sieber ex DC.; Desmodium fruticulosum Walp.; Desmodium mauritianum (Willd.) DC.; Hedysarum fruticulosum Schum. & Thonn.; Hedysarum fruticulosum Desv,;