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Cynanchum gerrardii
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Cynanchum gerrardii

Cynanchum gerrardii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

A latex obtained from the plant is used as a fish poison[1, 2].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—

An extremely adaptable species that is easy to cultivate[2]. The plant can flower all year round[2].

Propagation

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

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]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83 — Missouri Botanical Garden · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.