Loganiaceae FAMILY

Strychnos afzelii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Various parts of Strychnos plants, especially the seeds and bark, contain toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. The fleshy pulp of the ripe fruits, however, is often edible[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ].

Botanical Description

Strychnos afzelii is a vigorous climbing shrub, producing stems up to 50 metres long that climb high into the forest canopy, attaching themselves by means of tendrils and blunt spines[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Senegal to Nigeria.

HabitatRiver banks or in moist localities in periodically inundated rainforest, including secondary forest and coastal swamp forest, from sea-level up to 700 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. ].