Apocynaceae FAMILY

Huernia keniensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Huernia keniensis is an evergreen, prostrate to erect, low-growing, succulent, leafless, perennial plant. It forms a small clump of five-angled stems, up to 12cm long and around 1cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is grown as an ornamental in rock gardens and containers[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatStony to rocky localities, usually in bright shade, at elevations from 1,500 - 2,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].