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Glandular otholobium
Otholobium glandulosum

Family: Fabaceae


What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are in large groups in the axils of leaves near the ends of branches. The fruit are round to oval.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, South America


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves - tea


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Cule, Culen, Kulen, Trafilawen

Synonyms

Hoita glandulosa (L.) Rydb.; Lotodes glandulosum (L.) Kuntze; Psoralea glandulosa L.;