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Useful Tropical Plants

Cynanchum gerrardii

(Harv.) Liede

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Cynanchum edule Jum. & H.Perrier

Cynanchum sarcostemmatoides K.Schum.

Cynanchum sarcostemmoides K.Schum.

Sarcocyphula gerrardii Harv.

Vincetoxicum sarcostemmoides Schweinf. ex Penz.

Common Name:

Cynanchum gerrardii
Flowering stem
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General Information

Cynanchum gerrardii is a richly-branched, evergreen, semi-succulent, perennial, climbing plant with stems 50 - 200cm long that twine into other plants for support[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

A latex obtained from the plant is used as a fish poison[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
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Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
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ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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Botanical References

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Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.

Range

East Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, S. Africa, Madagascar; Arabian Peninsula.

Habitat

Close to the sea, or further inland, on rocky outcrops, in sandy or clayey depressions, often in slightly disturbed sites, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
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ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitPerennial Climber
Height1.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


An extremely adaptable species that is easy to cultivate[
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http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
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Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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The plant can flower all year round[
479
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
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Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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Edible Uses

Young shoots - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Title
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
,
479
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
]. Much liked by pregnant women in Somalia[
479
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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