Secamone obovata
Decne.
Apocynaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Secamone obovata is a climbing shrub that twines into the surrounding vegetation.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Africa - east Madagascar.
Habitat
Dunes and strand, forest, in humid and subhumid areas, at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An infusion of the aerial parts is taken to treat venereal diseases in women[
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.
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565- Title
- Madagascar. An Environmental Profile.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Jenkins M.D. (Editor)
- Publisher
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 2-88032-607-9
- Description
- Contains a list of the Ethnobotanical uses of Madagascar plants.
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Other Uses
A latex oozes from wounds in the plant. No uses are mentioned.
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
