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Solanecio angulatus
(Vahl) C.Jeffrey
Asteraceae
Cacalia angulata Vahl
Crassocephalum bojeri (DC.) Robyns
Crassocephalum subscandens S.Moore
Emilia angulata DC.
Gynura fischeri O.Hoffm.
Senecio bojeri DC.
Senecio gabonicus Oliv. & Hiern
Senecio leontodontifolius Bojer ex DC.
Senecio subscandens Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Common Name:
General Information
Solanecio angulatus is a scrambling, succulent, perennial plant producing stems 0.6 - 3 metres long, occasionally to 10 metres. The plant is sometimes prostrate[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
Range
Africa - Benin, Cameroon, Gabon; Angola to northeast S. Africa and Madagascar, north to Sudan and Somalia; Arabian Peninsula
Habitat
Forest, especially in riverine or lakeshore forest, bushland, bushed grassland, thickets; at elevations from 250 - 2,500 metres but mainly from 600 - 1,800 metres[
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
The whole plant is used in the treatment of syphilis[
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
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
