Apocynaceae FAMILY

Baroniella acuminata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baroniella acuminata is a slender climbing shrub producing stems up to 6 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatTransition zone between the eastern rain forest and the plateau, and also in shrub vegetation at the southern part of the plateau, at elevations from 800 - 1,500 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. ].