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Cissampelos owariensis
Menispermaceae FAMILY

Cissampelos owariensis

Cissampelos owariensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The rhizome is sometimes used in the preparation of arrow poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cissampelos+owariensis>

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.