Plectaneia thouarsii
Roem. & Schult.
Apocynaceae
Plectaneia boivinii Jum.
Plectaneia breviloba Markgr.
Plectaneia elastic Jum. & H.Perrier
Plectaneia firingalavensis (Jum.) Jum. & H.Perrier
Plectaneia hildebrandtii K.Schum.
Plectaneia inutilis Jum. & H.Perrier
Plectaneia isalensis Jum.
Plectaneia lanceolata Pichon
Plectaneia macrocarpa Jum.
Plectaneia microphylla Jum. & H.Perrier
Plectaneia pervillei K.Schum.
Plectaneia rhomboidalis Jum. & H.Perrier
Plectaneia tsaratanensis (Jum.) Pichon
Plectaneia vulubilis Poir.
Common Name:
General Information
Plectaneia thouarsii is a large, evergreen climbing shrub.
A latex obtained from the plant can be used to make rubber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
Africa - Madagascar.
Habitat
Common in forests on sand and sandstone, also in the drier conditions of the savannah and shrubland on calcareous soils[
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the plant is used to make 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.
]. It is often mixed with the latex of Landolphia spp[
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.
,
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
-
- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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