Apocynaceae FAMILY
Cryptolepis oblongifolia
Cryptolepis oblongifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cryptolepis oblongifolia is a dwarf shrub with thin, erect, little-branched stems, growing around 40cm tall. The plant yields a good quality fibre and is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - widely distributed through tropical Africa and south to S. Africa.
HabitatSavannah woodland[ 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/ ]. Found primarily on sandy sites in forests, though it can be found in a wide range of site conditions[ 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ].