Vitaceae FAMILY

Ampelocissus multistriata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ampelocissus multistriata is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant producing stems several metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 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. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to southern Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.

HabitatGrassy bushland on steep slopes; riverine and gallery forest; bamboo brakes; wooded savannah; savannah scrub; open forest on sandy to sandy-clayey soil; sometimes on fallows at elevations from 125 - 900 metres[ 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. ]