Menispermaceae FAMILY

Synclisia scabrida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Synclisia scabrida is a climbing shrub with slender stems that can be up to 40 metres long. These stems can climb high into the forest canopy, twining 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. ]. A commonly used and important traditional medicine within its native range, the plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use. It is sometimes sold for medicinal use 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 - Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola.

HabitatDense rainforest, and also the more open, secondary formations, at low to medium elevations[ 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. ].