Pleiocarpa rostrata
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Pleiocarpa rostrata

Pleiocarpa rostrata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pleiocarpa rostrata is a shrub or a tree, often with a climbing habit, usually growing up to 3.6 metres tall[ 515 Title Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8 Publication Author Var Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent. Year 1868 - 1917 ISBN Description Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon.
HabitatRain forests[ 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. ].