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Useful Tropical Plants

Ceropegia stenantha

K.Schum.

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Ceropegia angustiloba De Wild.

Ceropegia infausta N.E.Br.

Ceropegia mazoensis S.Moore

Ceropegia quarrei De Wild.

Ceropegia tenuissima S.Moore

Riocreuxia longiflora K.Schum.

Common Name:

Ceropegia stenantha
Roots
Photograph by: Robert v. Blittersdorff; African plants - A Photo Guide
© Robert v. Blittersdorff
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General Information

Ceropegia stenantha is a climbing plant producing one to several stems from 50 - 200cm long from a cluster of cylindrical or fusiform roots. The stems scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation[
663
Title
Flora of Southern Africa
Publication
 
Author
Roux J.P.
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545
Publisher
 
Year
2003
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line resource.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

663
Title
Flora of Southern Africa
Publication
 
Author
Roux J.P.
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545
Publisher
 
Year
2003
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line resource.

Range

Eastern and southern Africa - Sudan, south to Namibia and northern S. Africa.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height1.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A root decoction is used in the treatment of stomach problems in young children[
299
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.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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