
Menispermaceae FAMILY
Syrrheonema fasciculatum
Syrrheonema fasciculatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syrrheonema fasciculatum is a climbing plant; the stems, which can be up to 20 metres long and 25mm in diameter, climb into the surrounding vegetation[ 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda.
HabitatRain-forest; forest regrowth; fallow lands; at elevations around 1,260 - 1,375 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. ].