Apocynaceae FAMILY
Pycnobotrya nitida
Pycnobotrya nitida
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pycnobotrya nitida is a vigorous climbing shrub producing stems up to 40 metres long that can climb to the tops of the surrounding trees in the forest. The stems can be up to 12cm in diameter and contain a white latex[ 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, food and source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo.
HabitatForests, often along the banks of rivers, at low elevations[ 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. ].