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Apocynaceae FAMILY

Pentarrhinum somaliense

Pentarrhinum somaliense

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pentarrhinum somaliense is a herbaceous perennial, sparsely-branched, climbing plant producing stems 1 - 4 metres long that twine into other plants for support[ 479 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.
HabitatAcacia - Commiphora bushland, open scrub, and grasslands at elevations from 350 - 1,700 metres[ 479 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].