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Useful Tropical Plants

Solanecio angulatus

(Vahl) C.Jeffrey

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Cacalia angulata Vahl

Crassocephalum bojeri (DC.) Robyns

Crassocephalum subscandens S.Moore

Emilia angulata DC.

Gynura fischeri O.Hoffm.

Senecio bojeri DC.

Senecio gabonicus Oliv. & Hiern

Senecio leontodontifolius Bojer ex DC.

Senecio subscandens Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Common Name:

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General Information

Solanecio angulatus is a scrambling, succulent, perennial plant producing stems 0.6 - 3 metres long, occasionally to 10 metres. The plant is sometimes prostrate[
610
Title
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Publication
 
Author
Beentje H.J.
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
2002
ISBN
 
Description
Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

610
Title
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Publication
 
Author
Beentje H.J.
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
2002
ISBN
 
Description
Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.

Range

Africa - Benin, Cameroon, Gabon; Angola to northeast S. Africa and Madagascar, north to Sudan and Somalia; Arabian Peninsula

Habitat

Forest, especially in riverine or lakeshore forest, bushland, bushed grassland, thickets; at elevations from 250 - 2,500 metres but mainly from 600 - 1,800 metres[
610
Title
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Publication
 
Author
Beentje H.J.
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
2002
ISBN
 
Description
Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height2.50 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
61
Title
A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
Publication
 
Author
Usher. G.
Publisher
Constable
Year
1974
ISBN
0094579202
Description
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
].

Medicinal

The whole plant is used in the treatment of syphilis[
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.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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