Isonema smeathmannii

Botanical Description

Isonema smeathmannii is a climbing shrub. One report says that it grows up to 5 metres tall, but then also says that it has branches up to 20 metres long[ 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 main stem is around 2cm in diameter, scarcely containing a sticky clear or milky latex (most obvious in the roots)[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is a decorative climbing shrub with red-yellow flowers and has potential 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. ].