Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Gentianaceae

Genus:

Swertia

Species:

Swertia usambarensis var. usambarensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia, South Tropical Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda