Pleioceras barteri
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Pleioceras barteri

Pleioceras barteri

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pleioceras barteri is an evergreen erect or climbing shrub, sometimes becoming a small tree; it can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a source of stuffing material for cushions. It is sometimes traded for medicinal purposes 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 RangeWest tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Nigeria and Cameroon.
HabitatForest, bush or open localities, mostly near the coast, up to 500 metres[ 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. ].