Apocynaceae FAMILY
Cynanchum blyttioides
Cynanchum blyttioides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cynanchum blyttioides is an erect, perennial plant growing 50 - 75cm tall with stems that are more or less woody. The plant is richly branched from the base[ 479 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Somalia.
HabitatA rare and localized plant of fragmented marine limestone hills; thin bush with poor grass cover; at elevations from 700 - 850 metres[ 479 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 83 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, an article on ethnobotany. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].