Buckollia volubilis

Botanical Description

Buckollia volubilis is a climbing plant producing several stems up to 4 metres long from a large tuber. The stems are up to 1cm in diameter, they scramble over the ground, twining into nearby vegetation for support. Lateral shoots are stunted[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author 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. , 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of latex.