Asteraceae FAMILY

Solanecio biafrae

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Solanecio biafrae is a perennial climbing plant, producing stems up to 3 metres long that twine into other plants for support[ 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 branches profusely about 50cm above ground level[ 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 an important and very popular leaf crop in west Africa, and is also harvested as a traditional medicine. It is cultivated in West Africa for its edible leaves and commonly sold in local markets[ 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. , 300 Title Vegetables in the Tropics Publication Author Tindall. H. D. Publisher MacMillan, Oxford. Year 1983 ISBN 0-333-24268-8 Description An excellent, in-depth look at the main vegetable crops that can be grown in the Tropics, plus many less well-known plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern Africa - Guinea to Uganda, south to Gabon, DR Congo.

HabitatAn understorey climber in the rainforest, especially in secondary jungle, roadsides, waste places and disturbed land of hilly country[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].