Spirospermum penduliflorum
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. ].