Menispermaceae FAMILY

Cissampelos owariensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The rhizome is sometimes used in the preparation of 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

Cissampelos owariensis is a perennial climbing plant with annual stems that scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The plant is commonly sold 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. ]. It is sometimes grown for its medicinal virtues, especially in coastal gardens in Africa, and is also grown as an ornamental[ 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 RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to DR Congo and Tanzania, south to Angola and Zambia.

HabitatLowland and riverine forest, also in secondary forest; it is often also common in clearings, orchards, fields and hedges, especially on moist soils, at elevations up to 900 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. ].