Dregea rubicunda
Dregea rubicunda
Safety & Hazards
The flowers are of a faint yellowish colour and are said to have a most offensive smell that, if a person remains near it for a short time, produces a pain in the forehead with all the feelings of a cold in the head[ 515 Title Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8 Publication Author Var Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent. Year 1868 - 1917 ISBN Description Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].
Botanical Description
Dregea rubicunda is a shrub with a scrambling to climbing habit. It produces stems up to 10 metres long that can twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.