Apocynaceae FAMILY

Secamone alpini

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

The stem, which like that of the wild vine and other twining shrubs, climbs to the very tops of the tallest forest-trees, is used by baboons instead of ropes, to swing themselves from tree to tree, when in search of food, or in escaping from their enemies^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Secamone+alpini>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Silva Capensis — Pappe L. · Ward & Co.; London. · 1862 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A work on the useful trees and shrubs of S. Africa, written in 1862. Mainly looking at ways of exploiting the plants, but also deals with some traditional uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8 — Var · L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent. · 1868 - 1917 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet.
[3]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎