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Abutilon longicuspe

Nyamabumu (Hehe - Tanzania), Mwondwe (Kikuyu - Kenya).

A perennial shrub which grows 1.5 - 5 m tall. Found between altitudes 1500 - 3000 m in secondary forest, forest margins and grassland and also in valley bottom vegetation throughout East Africa and north to Eritrea and Sudan (Cribb & Leedal 1982, Beentje 1994, Ruffo et al. 2002).

Bees were seen collecting pollen and nectar in July at Karen, Kenya. The plant flowers from July to September in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is known as a bee forage in Ethiopia (Cribb & Leedal 1982, Fichtl & Adi 1994). The stems produce a strong fibre which is used for tying (Burkill 1997). Flowers are collected during the rain season (January - May), chopped, cleaned and cooked. Pounded groundnuts, onions and tomatoes are then added and it is eaten with ugali or rice in Tanzania. The plant is also grown as an ornamental (Ruffo et al. 2002).

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 Nyamabumu (Hehe - Tanzania), Mwondwe (Kikuyu - Kenya).
-A perennial shrub which grows 1.5 - 5 m tall. Found between altitudes 1500 -3000 m in secondary forest, forest margins and grassland and also in valley bottom vegetation throughout East Africa and north to Eritrea and Sudan Cribb &amp Leedal 1982, Beentje 1994, Ruffo et al. 2002).
+A perennial shrub which grows 1.5 - 5 m tall. Found between altitudes 1500 -3000 m in secondary forest, forest margins and grassland and also in valley bottom vegetation throughout East Africa and north to Eritrea and Sudan Cribb &amp; Leedal 1982, Beentje 1994, Ruffo et al. 2002).
 Bees were seen collecting pollen and nectar in July at Karen, Kenya. The plant flowers from July to September in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is known as a bee forage in Ethiopia (Cribb &amp; Leedal 1982, Fichtl &amp; Adi 1994). The stems produce a strong fibre which is used for tying Burkill 1997). Flowers are collected during the rain season (January - May), chopped, cleaned and cooked. Pounded groundnuts, onions and tomatoes are then added and it is eaten with ugali or rice in Tanzania. The plant is also grown as an ornamental (Ruffo et al. 2002).

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-Abutilon longicuspe
+Abutilon longicuspe (Malvaceae)
 Nyamabumu (Hehe - Tanzania), Mwondwe (Kikuyu - Kenya).
-A perennial shrub which grows 1.5 - 5 m tall. Found between altitudes 1500 - 3000 m in secondary forest, forest margins and grassland and also in valley bottom vegetation throughout East Africa and north to Eritrea and Sudan (Cribb &amp; Leedal 1982, Beentje 1994, Ruffo et al. 2002).
+A perennial shrub which grows 1.5 - 5 m tall. Found between altitudes 1500 -3000 m in secondary forest, forest margins and grassland and also in valley bottom vegetation throughout East Africa and north to Eritrea and Sudan Cribb &amp Leedal 1982, Beentje 1994, Ruffo et al. 2002).
-Bees were seen collecting pollen and nectar in July at Karen, Kenya. The plant flowers from July to September in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is known as a bee forage in Ethiopia (Cribb &amp; Leedal 1982, Fichtl &amp; Adi 1994). The stems produce a strong fibre which is used for tying (Burkill 1997). Flowers are collected during the rain season (January - May), chopped, cleaned and cooked. Pounded groundnuts, onions and tomatoes are then added and it is eaten with ugali or rice in Tanzania. The plant is also grown as an ornamental (Ruffo et al. 2002).
+Bees were seen collecting pollen and nectar in July at Karen, Kenya. The plant flowers from July to September in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is known as a bee forage in Ethiopia (Cribb &amp; Leedal 1982, Fichtl &amp; Adi 1994). The stems produce a strong fibre which is used for tying Burkill 1997). Flowers are collected during the rain season (January - May), chopped, cleaned and cooked. Pounded groundnuts, onions and tomatoes are then added and it is eaten with ugali or rice in Tanzania. The plant is also grown as an ornamental (Ruffo et al. 2002).