Begoniaceae FAMILY

Begonia mannii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Begonia mannii is a scrambling, epiphytic, perennial plant with succulent stems up to 5 metres long that root at the nodes[ 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. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, south to Gabon and Congo.

HabitatRain-forest, Aframomum thicket; on the lower part of tree trunks up to 8 metres above ground; sometimes scrambling on rocks; stream banks; at elevations up to 1,200 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. ].