Menispermaceae FAMILY

Albertisia cordifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is considered poisonous to sheep[ 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

Albertisia cordifolia is a shrub, usually adopting a climbing habit with stems up to 15 metres long that climb into the surrounding vegetation 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 is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Cote D'Ivoire.

HabitatFound at low elevations in secondary formations inside dense humid 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. ].