Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Synaptolepis kirkii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Synaptolepis kirkii is a small shrub, usually with a climbing habit, producing stems up to 4 metres long that arise from tuberous swollen roots. The branches twine around other plants for support[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and emergency rope. It is grown as an ornamental[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, northern S. Africa.

HabitatDry evergreen forest edges, Brachystegia woodland, coastal and secondary bushland or thicket, at elevations from sea level to 900 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].