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Useful Tropical Plants

Buckollia volubilis

(Schltr.) Venter & R.L.Verh.

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Curroria volubilis (Schltr.) Bullock

Raphionacme volubilis Schltr.

Tacazzea volubilis (Schltr.) N.E.Br.

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General Information

Buckollia volubilis is a climbing plant producing several stems up to 4 metres long from a large tuber. The stems are up to 1cm in diameter, they scramble over the ground, twining into nearby vegetation for support. Lateral shoots are stunted[
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Flora of Somalia
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Thulin M. (Editor)
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1993
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Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of latex.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

500
Title
Flora of Somalia
Publication
 
Author
Thulin M. (Editor)
Publisher
Kew Publishing, London.
Year
1993
ISBN
 
Description
Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.

Range

Northeast Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.

Habitat

Commiphora- Acacia shrub savannah, and also on mountain slopes and among rocks, at elevations from 400 - 1,300 metres[
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Properties

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HabitPerennial Climber
Height4.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the arid and semi-arid tropics, growing in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 250 - 600mm[
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Edible Uses

The aerial parts are sometimes cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal

The pounded roots in drinking water are taken to enhance lactation[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
,
500
Title
Flora of Somalia
Publication
 
Author
Thulin M. (Editor)
Publisher
Kew Publishing, London.
Year
1993
ISBN
 
Description
Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
].

A decoction of the stem bark is taken to ease childbirth and to treat malaria[
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Other Uses

A latex obtained from all parts of the plant is used as a glue to fix spearheads to the shaft[
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http://www.prota.org
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Propagation

Seed -
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