Apocynaceae FAMILY

Dregea abyssinica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dregea abyssinica is a shrub, usually with a cimbing habit, producing stems rich in latex up to 16 metres long[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre. Because of its large, white, fragrant flowers it has potential as an ornamental[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal and Gambi east to Eritrea amd Ethiopia, south through Uganda and Kenya, Tanzania to Angola and Zimbabwe; Arabia - Yemen.

HabitatForest margins and scrub in secondary forest growth, often on sandy soils along rivers, at elevations from 200 - 1,800 metres[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].