Baissea leonensis
Baissea leonensis
Safety & Hazards
The latex is dropped in water to stupefy fish[ 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. ].
Botanical Description
Baissea leonensis is usually a climbing shrub producing stems up to 40 metres tall that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support, though the plant is sometimes more shrub-like and only 3 - 8 metres tall. The stems can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of tying material.