Landolphia hispidula

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Apocynaceae

Common Name:

Drawing of the leaves and fruit (Fig 13 - 14 only)
Photograph by: Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, Apocynace?es, vol. 169: Apocynacées, p. 57 (1976) [D. Storez]

General Information

Landolphia hispidula is a climbing shrub sending out slender stems that attach themselves to other plants by means of tendrils.
A latex is obtained from the plant

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

455

Title: Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
Publication
Author: Humbert H.
Website: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher: Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
Year: 1946 - 1984
ISBN
Description: Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.

Range

Africa - Madagascar.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Climber
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A latex is obtained from the stems[

455

Title: Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
Publication
Author: Humbert H.
Website: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Publisher: Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
Year: 1946 - 1984
ISBN
Description: Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.

Propagation

Seed -

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