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Menispermaceae FAMILY

Tinospora bakis

Tinospora bakis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The root can produce toxic effects, including vomiting and depression of the respiratory centre[ 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

Tinospora bakis is a deciduous climbing shrub producing stems up to 10 metres long that twine around 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 root has a high reputation locally as a medicinal plant, and is often gathered from the wild[ 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. ]. It is 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - drier areas from Mauritania and Senegal to Somalia and south to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
HabitatDeciduous bushland; semi-desert scrub; dunes; forest gaps; at elevations from sea level to 1,100 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].