Vismia guineensis
(L.) Choisy
Hypericaceae
Hypericum guineense L.
Psorospermum guineense (L.) Hochr.
Vismia laurentii polyandra Hochr.
Vismia leonensis Hook.f.
Common Name:
General Information
Vismia guineensis is usually a shrub growing 2 - 3 metres tall, though it sometimes becomes a small tree that can reach 15 metres in height[
328- Title
- 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.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West tropical Africa - Senegal to DR Congo, south to Gabon.
Habitat
Edges of rainforests, secondary forests, at elevations from sea level to 200 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 | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the lowland moist tropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bark contains a yellow resin that is used to make an ointment. It is used in the treatment of the disease 'craw-craw'[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
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.
