Urobotrya congolana
(Baill.) Hiepko
Opiliaceae
Opilia afzelii Engl.
Opilia angustifolia (Stapf) Engl.
Opilia congolana Baill.
Opilia latifolia (Stapf) Engl.
Opilia stapfiana (Hutch. & Dalziel) Sleumer
Opilia trinervia (Stapf) Engl.
Urobotrya afzelii (Engl.) Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Urobotrya angustifolia Stapf
Urobotrya latifolia Stapf
Urobotrya trinervia Stapf
Urobotyra stapfiana Hutch. & Dalziel
Common Name:
General Information
Urobotrya congolana is a shrub or small tree, sometimes adopting a more climbing habit. The plant can be 4 - 5 metres tall[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
West tropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, south to Gabon and Congo.
Habitat
An undershrub in rain-forest or dry forest, in riverine forest and secondary forest[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant can flower and fruit all year round[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The root is beaten, mixed with white clay, and then rubbed on the body as a remedy for rheumatism etc[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The wood is very flexible. It has been used to make a spring in traps[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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