Menispermaceae FAMILY
Stephania abyssinica
Stephania abyssinica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Stephania abyssinica is a climbing shrub with stems up to 10 metres long that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of tying material.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, E. DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, S, Africa
HabitatGrassland, usually in shady, damp localities, but not in rainforest; also in abandoned fields, road sides and where forest has been destroyed by fire; at elevations from sea level to 3.500 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. ].