Apocynaceae FAMILY
Motandra lujaei
Motandra lujaei
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Motandra lujae is a climbing shrub The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials for tying, and might also be a source of latex.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola.
HabitatHumid rainforests[ 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. ].