Menispermaceae FAMILY

Stephania dinklagei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The pounded stems are used in the preparation of a fish 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

Stephania dinklage is usually a climbing shrub with twining stems, though sometimes it has a more scrambling habit. The stems can be 15 - 20 metres long, twining clockwise into the surrounding vegetation[ 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. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of tying materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, northern Angola, DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania.

HabitatDense humid rainforest and riverine forest, and in old clearings, at elevations up to 1,500 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. ].