Apocynaceae FAMILY

Baissea axillaris

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark is used to make a powerful hunting 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

Baissea axillaris is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 15 metres long that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The stems can be up to 12cm in diameter[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Central African Republic, south to Angola and DR Congo.

HabitatRiverine forest, coastal forest and secondary forest, at elevations up to 1,000 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. ].