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Useful Tropical Plants

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon

(Müll.Arg.) Pichon

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Aspidosperma condylocarpon Müll.Arg.

Diplorhynchus angolensis Büttner

Diplorhynchus angustifolia Stapf

Diplorhynchus mosambicensis Benth.

Diplorhynchus poggei K.Schum.

Diplorhynchus psilopus Welw. ex Ficalho & Hiern

Diplorhynchus welwitschii Rolfe

Neurolobium cymosum Baill.

Common Name: Horn-Pod Tree

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Flowering branches
Photograph by: Scamperdale
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General Information

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon is a shrub or small tree with very sweet-scented flowers[
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]. It usually grows up to 12 metres tall with occasional specimens up to 20 metres[
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, latex, fibre and medicinal virtues.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Africa - Congo, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

Habitat

Dry deciduous woodland and on stony hillsides, at elevations up to 1,700 metres[
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Properties

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HabitShrub
Height12.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Usually found in deep, sandy soils in the wild[
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Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
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Leffers A.
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Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
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2003
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99916-0-491-X
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Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
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Coppicing and pollarding are appropriate management techniques - the cut trunks sprout readily from the base[
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the root bark is used to treat indigestion, diarrhoea, fever, snakebites, infertility and venereal diseases[
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A decoction of the root is used to treat a variety of complaints including chronic cough, pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis; rectal prolapse; diabetes; testicle inflammation; and to facilitate giving birth[
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]. Combined with salt, it is used to treat cough[
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Te root powder is taken with food to treat anorexia and is added to porridge in order to treat pain in the digestive tract[
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The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
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Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
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Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
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It is applied externally to treat sore eyes[
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]. The body is washed with an infusion of the root to treat measles[
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A leaf infusion is used to treat headache and stomach problems[
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The latex is smeared on cuts to heal them[
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]. It is believed to stimulate milk flow in nursing mothers, a few drops of the latex being sprinkled over the breasts[
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Title
Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
Publication
 
Author
Leffers A.
Publisher
Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
Year
2003
ISBN
99916-0-491-X
Description
Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
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Alkaloids are present in both the stem bark and root bark, the latter being a richer source[
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]. These alkaloids belong to 3 main groups: yohimbine and its isomer β-yohimbine; nor-macusine B (tombozine or diplorrhyne), stemmadenine and condylocarpine; and 14-hydroxy-akuammicine (mossambine or diplorhyncine) and nor-fluorocurarine. Most of these compounds also occur in other members of Apocynaceae[
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An aqueous extract of the roots and stems is reported to be a useful sympatholytic. Ethanolic extracts of the roots did not show a significant antiplasmodial activity in vitro[
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Other Uses

A fibre obtained from the bark is used for weaving in a similar way as the bark fibre of baobab (Adansonia digitata)[
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A latex obtained from injuries to the plant is used to repair bicycle tyres[
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]. It is also used as glue to stick feathers and metal tips to arrows[
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]. The latex is also smeared on hides of drums to improve the tone[
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The wood is suitable for ornaments, furniture, fencing and firewood and to make charcoal[
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Propagation

Seed -
Cuttings.
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