Apocynaceae FAMILY

Hunteria congolana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

A root decoction, mixed with parts of other plant species, is used to make arrow 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

Hunteria congolana is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 1.7 - 20 metres tall. The fluted bole can be straight or sinuous, it is up to 30cm 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Congo, DR Congo, Kenya.

HabitatUnderstorey of primary forest, rarely in secondary forest and gallery forests, at elevations from 500 - 1,700 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. ].