Omphalogonus calophyllus
Omphalogonus calophyllus
Safety & Hazards
The fresh bark, mixed with the bark of Strophantus gratus, is used for the preparation of an arrow poison. The whole plant can be used for the same purpose[ 462 Title Inventory of Plants used in Traditional Medicine in Tanzania. Part 1. Publication Author Hedberg I. & Hedberg O. Publisher Journal of Ethnopharmacology Year 1982 ISBN Description Basic traditional medicinal uses of a range of plants from Tanzania. ].
Botanical Description
Omphalogonus calophyllus is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant that becomes woody at the base[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. It produces stems up to 7 - 8 metres long that twine into other plants for support[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its fibre, latex and medicinal uses. It is also cultivated, especially in Nigeria and Benin, for the fibre[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].