Apocynaceae FAMILY
Pachycarpus spurius
Pachycarpus spurius
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pachycarpus spurius is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing 1 - 5 annual stems from a long, cylindrical, vertical rootstock, sometimes with a few fusiform laterals. The erect, unbranched stems contain a white latex and can be 1 - 2 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 use as a medicine and source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - southeast DR Congo, southern Tanzania, Malawi.
HabitatGrassland and Brachystegia or Protea scrubby woodland, sometimes in disturbed sites, at elevations from 1,200 - 2,100 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. ].