Basananthe sandersonii
(Harv.) W.J.de Wilde
Passifloraceae
Basananthe longifolia (Harms) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Tryphostemma friesii Nordl.
Tryphostemma longifolium Harms
Tryphostemma natalense Mast.
Tryphostemma sandersonii Harv.
Tryphostemma viride Hutch. & K.Pearce
Common Name:
General Information
Basananthe sandersonii is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 2 - 60cm tall. The plant produces one to several shoots from a woody rootstock; these shoots are erect or more or less prostrate at the base, can be unbranched or more or less branched, and sometimes have tendrils[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
East Africa - Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and S. Africa.
Habitat
Grassland, open scrub vegetation and forest edges on sandy and rocky soils, at elevations up to 1,700 metres[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The roots are chewed and the juice taken internally to treat snakebites[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
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.
