Apocynaceae FAMILY

Landolphia togolana

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Landolphia togolana is a stout, climbing plant with stems up to 15cm in diameter. It can grow around 5 metres tall, attaching itself by means of tendrils[ 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/ , 736 Title Flora of West Tropical Africa Publication Author Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse. ], The plant yields a poor quality latex. The seeds are a potential human food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Nigeria

HabitatOpen forest and savannah bush[ 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/ ].