Apocynaceae FAMILY

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diplorhynchus condylocarpon is a shrub or small tree with very sweet-scented flowers[ 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. ]. It usually grows up to 12 metres tall with occasional specimens up to 20 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, latex, fibre and medicinal virtues.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Congo, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatDry deciduous woodland and on stony hillsides, at elevations up to 1,700 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. ].