Culcasia seretii
De Wild.
Araceae
Culcasia bequaertii De Wild.
Culcasia sapinii De Wild.
Common Name:
General Information
Culcasia seretii is a climbing or epiphytic plant producing slender stems up to 5 metres long with numerous adventitious roots by which it can cling to the trunks of trees[
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- Flora of West Tropical Africa
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- An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tying material.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
736- Title
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
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- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025
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- An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse.
Range
West tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, Gabon and DR Congo.
Habitat
Shady places in dense humid forest, in the undergrowth of secondary forest or along water courses, at elevations from 150 - 800 metres[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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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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Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The stems are used as a tying material in construction[
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- 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.
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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
