Adenia cissampeloides
Adenia cissampeloides
Safety & Hazards
The crushed stems are thrown into water to act as a fish poison[ 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 leaves, branches, bark, wood and roots may be used in fish or arrow poisons[ 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
Adenia cissampeloides is a robust, climbing plant producing stems up to 30 metres long and 10cm in diameter at their base. The plant climbs into the surrounding vegetation, attaching itself by means of tendrils[ 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. ]. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often sold in local markets, the plant also supplies food and various commodities for the local population. It is sometimes cultivated or at least retained when land is cleared, and is also worthy of being grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 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. ].