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Adenia cissampeloides
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Adenia cissampeloides

Adenia cissampeloides

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The crushed stems are thrown into water to act as a fish poison[1]. The leaves, branches, bark, wood and roots may be used in fish or arrow poisons[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

The plant can flower and fruit all year round[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings with 2 - 3 nodes[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenia+cissampeloides>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]Useful Plants of Nyasaland — Williamson J. · The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland. · 1955 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Brief details of the uses of almost 500 species of plants.