Danais verticillata
Baker
Rubiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Danais verticillata is a climbing shrub with stems up to 2.5 metres long[
728- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 16
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0240-8937
- Description
- A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
The species is apparently very rare (and perhaps now extinct ?). A single collection is the only record of the plant from the 20th century[
728- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 16
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0240-8937
- Description
- A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It has not been classified by the IUCN.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
728- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 16
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0240-8937
- Description
- A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Africa - eastern central Madagascar.
Habitat
Lowland rainforest and forests of the central plateau[
728- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 16
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0240-8937
- Description
- A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The stems and leaves are depurative and hepatic. They are used in the treatment of nephritis[
565- Title
- Madagascar. An Environmental Profile.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jenkins M.D. (Editor)
- Publisher
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 2-88032-607-9
- Description
- Contains a list of the Ethnobotanical uses of Madagascar plants.
].
The plant (part not specified) has been used in the treatment of malaria[
565- Title
- Madagascar. An Environmental Profile.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jenkins M.D. (Editor)
- Publisher
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 2-88032-607-9
- Description
- Contains a list of the Ethnobotanical uses of Madagascar plants.
].
Other Uses
The leaves of many Danais species contain high proportions of aluminium (up to 1% of the dry matter weight in Danais fragrans (Comm. Ex Lam.) Pers.), which can be used as an organic mordant[
728- Title
- Adansonia Vol. 16
- Publication
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 16
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0240-8937
- Description
- A botanical magazine containing a range of articles, including a revision of a section of the genus Danais. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Aluminium salts are a most useful substance for using in dyeing processes, where they strengthen and multiply the chemical bonds between the textile fibres and the majority of natural dyes[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- 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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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