Cercestis mirabilis

Botanical Description

Cercestis mirabilis is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant producing stems up to about 10 metres long. The stems are up to 5cm in diameter; they scramble over the ground and climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of clasping roots[ 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. , 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre.