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Psophocarpus lancifolius

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Harms

Common Names

• Muhululatu

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• partial shade
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr

Fruiting Times

• Jun

Herbaceous twiner with purple flowers

Used in construction, as a tourniquet, seeds & young pods edible, tannins used for darkening woodcarvings

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS