Menispermaceae FAMILY

Cocculus hirsutus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cocculus hirsutus is a climbing shrub producing stems up to 15 metres long[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Sudan to Eritrea and Ethiopia, south to Angola, Botswana and northern S. Africa; east to India, Myanmar, southern China and Thailand.

HabitatBushland and semi-desert scrub vegetation at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It grows on sandy and gravelly soil, and can form a dense cover on top of other plants[ 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. ].