Ampelocissus multistriata
(Baker) Planch.
Vitaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Ampelocissus multistriata is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant producing stems several metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Senegal to southern Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
Habitat
Grassy bushland on steep slopes; riverine and gallery forest; bamboo brakes; wooded savannah; savannah scrub; open forest on sandy to sandy-clayey soil; sometimes on fallows at elevations from 125 - 900 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
]
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. They can also be preserved[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
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.
