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Pentopetia grevei

(Baill.) Venter

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Cryptolepis grevei Baill.

Gonocrypta grevei (Baill.) Costantin & Gallaud

Kompitsia elastica Costantin & Gallaud

Common Name:

Pentopetia grevei
Close-up of the flowers
Photograph by: Fortunat Rakotoarivony
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General Information

Pentopetia grevei is a shrub.
A latex obtained from the stems yields a good rubber.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Africa - Madagascar.

Habitat

Found in a range of habitats, often man-made, ranging from dunes and strand, forest, grassland, inselberg/rockface, shrubland and thicket.

Properties

Other Uses Rating * *
HabitShrub
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Found in dry to subhumid lowland areas of the tropics.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A latex obtained from the stems is the source of a good rubber[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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