Helinus integrifolius
(Lam.) Kuntze
Rhamnaceae
Gouania integrifolia Lam.
Helinus ovatus E.Mey. ex Sond.
Helinus scandens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) A.Rich.
Willemetia scandens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Common Name:
Leaves
Photograph by: JMK
General Information
Helinus integrifolius is a much-branched shrub or climbing plant producing stems from 0.5 - 6 metres or more tall. The stems climb into other plants for support, supporting themselves by means of tendrils and forming dense, entangled mats of growth[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of soap.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Africa - drier areas in Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.
Habitat
Thickets; forest margins; dry open woody vegetation of all sorts; usually on sand; Acacia and Acacia-Commiphora woodland and bushland; dry savannahs; in rocky places; thickets along river banks; grassy thickets; at elevations up to 1,700 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The roots are rich in saponins. They are pounded, then mixed with water and used as a soap for washing clothes[
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- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
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- 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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Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
