Passifloraceae FAMILY
Androsiphonia adenostegia
Androsiphonia adenostegia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Androsiphonia adenostegia is an erect shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire.
HabitatUndergrowth in dense, evergreen, humid forest; also found in new growth; on granitic soils at elevations around 800 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].