Taxon

Otholobium decumbens

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Common name: Agtdaegeneesbossie, Carpet pea, Eight-day-healing bush
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Distribution: South Africa
Habitat: Fynbos
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Life form: Shrub / sub-shrub
Comments: Formerly used medicinally to treat sores and various ailments, the leaves were made into a salve or brewed into a tea which was believed to heal within eight days.
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