Apocynaceae FAMILY

Alafia multiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds are an ingredient of arrow poison in DR Congo[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Alafia multiflora is a vigorous climbing shrub producing stems that can be 40 metres or more long and scramble over the ground or climb up into nearby vegetation. The stems can be up to 18 cm 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 harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire to Central African Republic, northern DR Congo, Sudan and southern Egypt.

HabitatPeriodically inundated riverine forest, at elevations up to 750 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. ].