Pleiocarpa rostrata
Benth.
Apocynaceae
Carpodinopsis rostrata (Benth.) Pichon
Carpodinopsis talbotii (Wernham) Pichon
Carpodinopsis uniflora Pichon
Hunteria rostrata (Benth.) Hallier f.
Pleiocarpa talbotii Wernham
Common Name:
General Information
Pleiocarpa rostrata is a shrub or a tree, often with a climbing habit, usually growing up to 3.6 metres tall[
515- Title
- Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8
- Publication
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- Author
- Var
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent.
- Year
- 1868 - 1917
- ISBN
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- Description
- Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
515- Title
- Flora of Tropical Africa Vol 1 - 8
- Publication
-
- Author
- Var
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- L.Reeve & Co.; Ashford, Kent.
- Year
- 1868 - 1917
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Very little information on habitat, range and uses, but gives good descriptions of the plants. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
West tropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon.
Habitat
Rain forests[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A cold infusion of the bark is used against stomach-ache[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Several alkaloids have been isolated from the bark: talbotine, talpinine, talcarpine and 16-epi-affinine.Talpinine and 16-epiaffinine were also isolated from the root bark[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
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.
