Menispermaceae FAMILY

Chasmanthera dependens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chasmanthera dependens is a climbing shrub producing stems 5 metres or more long. The stems are around 3cm in diameter[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 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. ]. A popular traditional medicine, the plant is often harvested from the wild for local use. It is also often planted in home gardens and is sold 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

HabitatRain-forest, regrowth, fringing forest, scrub on termite-hills, on rocky outcrops, dried-up water-courses; at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres, descending to 50 metres in Somalia[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].