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Useful Tropical Plants

Cissus dinklagei

Gilg & M.Brandt

Vitaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Cissus dinklagei
Ripening fruits
Photograph by: Ehoarn Bidault
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General Information

Cissus dinklagei is a climbing shrub, producing stems that can be 25 - 40 metres long. The flexible, cord-like, woody stems can be 5cm in diameter, they climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, northern Angola.

Habitat

Dense evergreen rain-forest; river banks; open secondary forest; bushy edges at the base of rock; at elevations up to 750 metres[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Title
African Flowering Plants Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Publisher
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. An acid flavour, similar to sorrel (Rumex spp)[
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http://www.prota.org
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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The cut stems exude a copious, clear watery sap[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. It is used as a drink and is given to babies to stimulate their growth[
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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.
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cissus+dinklagei>

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