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Useful Tropical Plants

Cynanchum abyssinicum

Decne.

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Cynanchum holstii (K.Schum.) K.Schum.

Vincetoxicum abyssinicum (Decne.) Kuntze

Vincetoxicum holstii K.Schum.

Common Name:

Cynanchum abyssinicum

General Information

Cynanchum abyssinicum is a richly-branched, herbaceous, climbing, perennial plant producing stems 3 - 4 metres long that twine into other plants for support[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
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ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.

Range

East tropical Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, eastern DR Congo.

Habitat

Forest margins, savannah, open scrub, often in secondary vegetation[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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Properties

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HabitPerennial Climber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant can flower all year round[
479
Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].

Edible Uses

Used as a relish[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
]. No more details are given.

Medicinal

A tonic tea is made from the leaves[
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Title
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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