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Useful Tropical Plants

Bridelia ripicola

J.LĂ©onard

Phyllanthaceae

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General Information

Bridelia ripicola is a shrub or tree growing from 4.5 - 10 metres tall. The bole is 10 - 27cm in diameter; generally with aerial roots and woody simple or ramose spines[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and dye.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo.

Habitat

Riverine formations periodically flooded; rarely in swampy forests or regrowth on alluvium[
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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.
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Properties

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HabitTree
Height7.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A leaf or bark decoction is taken as a purgative to treat stomach-ache, diarrhoea, liver problems and also to treat female sterility[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

The crushed bark is used to colour pottery red[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bridelia+ripicola>

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