Menispermaceae FAMILY
Antizoma angustifolia
Antizoma angustifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Antizoma angustifolia is an evergreen shrub, sometimes with long, rambling branches, growing up to 3 metres tall[ 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 RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, northern S. Africa.
HabitatDry bushland, usually associated with Acacia species, at elevations from 750 - 1,700 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. ].