Menispermaceae FAMILY
Albertisia villosa
Albertisia villosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Albertisia villosa is a climbing shrub. A popular medicinal plant in west Africa, it is commonly harvested from the wild and is also commonly sold for medicinal use in local markets[ 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 RangeWest tropical Africa - Gabon, Congo, DR Congo and Angola.
HabitatDense humid forest, also in secondary forest and in gallery forest at low to medium elevations[ 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. ].