Apocynaceae FAMILY

Secamone afzelii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although taken internally for medical reasons, there is evidence that the plant is poisonous[ 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/ ]. Drinking an infusion of the leaves can cause vomiting and convulsions, followed sometimes even by death[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Secamone afzelii is a scandent shrub or climbing plant that can produce stems up to 12 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 often harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest Tropical Africa - Senegal to southern Nigeria, and also in Cameroon and Gabon.

HabitatSecondary jungle and savannah thickets, common on unkempt farmland and in boundaries[ 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/ ].