
Menispermaceae FAMILY
Spirospermum penduliflorum
Spirospermum penduliflorum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Spirospermum penduliflorum is a climbing shrub or a small, arching tree; it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 12 metres. The stem can be 15cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - eastern Madagascar.
HabitatHumid forests at elevations up to 500 metres, occasionally ascending to 1,100 metres[ 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. ].