Vepris louisii
G.C.C.Gilbert
Rutaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Vepris louisii is an evergreen shrub or tree growing from 2 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 65cm in diameter[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- 0
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West tropical Africa - Cameroon, DR Zaire.
Habitat
Forests on firm ground, in understorey and in fallow land; riverine formations; dense forest at the foot of cliffs, at elevations around 470 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark is anthelmintic. A decoction is taken orally, after consuming something sweet, to rid the body of worms[
608- Title
- Medicinal plants of Aguambu - Bamumbu in the Lebialem highlands, southwest province of Cameroon.
- Publication
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- Author
- Focho D.A.; Ndam W.T.; Fonge B.A.
- Website
- http://www.academicjournals.org/ajpp
- Publisher
- African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
- Year
- January 2009
- ISBN
- 1996-0816
- Description
- A research paper, documenting the medicinal uses of 133 species of plants in West 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.
