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Gnidia latifolia

Gnidia latifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves and stems are poisonous, and grass growing underneath the plant is not eaten by livestock[1]. The young leaves are said to be used for making poison[1]. The compounds gnidilatin and gnidilatidin, found in the stem wood, are poisonous to fish[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

The plant can flower all year round[1].

Propagation

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

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]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.