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Tinospora caffra
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Tinospora caffra

Tinospora caffra

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is used to prepare fish poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Climber
Growth—

Grows best in a sunny position in a well-drained soil[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.