Cynanchum blyttioides
Liede
Apocynaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Cynanchum blyttioides is an erect, perennial plant growing 50 - 75cm tall with stems that are more or less woody. The plant is richly branched from the base[
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- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
East tropical Africa - Somalia.
Habitat
A rare and localized plant of fragmented marine limestone hills; thin bush with poor grass cover; at elevations from 700 - 850 metres[
479- 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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - a nutty flavour[
479- 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.
].
Medicinal
The fruits, and a latex obtained from the plant, have medicinal properties[
479- 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 further information.
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.
