Cercestis afzelii

Botanical Description

Cercestis afzelii is a climbing plant producing stems up to 17 metres long. These stems are up to 6cm in diameter, they scramble over the ground and attach themselves to the surrounding vegetation by means of flagella - these are whip-like organs derived from inflorescences and bearing adventitious feeder roots and sometimes reflexed spines[ 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 medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes traded 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. ].