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General Information

Tinospora oblongifolia is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing stems up to 12 metres long that twine around other plants for support[, ].
The roots are sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Eastern tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique.

Habitat

Lowland rain-forest, coastal evergreen bushland; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[, ].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Deciduous Climber
Height	10.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the roots or an infusion of the roots in cold water is drunk as a purgative[].

Agroforestry Uses:

Some species in this genus are the larval hosts of fruit-piercing noctuid moths that cause significant damage to crops
of Citrus (particularly Mandarins) and Dimocarpus longan (Longan) in Thailand[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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