Apocynaceae FAMILY
Catharanthus longifolius
Catharanthus longifolius
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
A concentrated extract of the plant was formerly drunk as an ordeal poison[ 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. ].
Botanical Description
Catharanthus longifolius is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and can be 40 - 150cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - central and southern central Madagascar.
HabitatFreshwater wetland; Inselberg/rock face; thickets and wooded grassland; at elevations up to 2,000 metres.