Secamone parvifolia
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Secamone parvifolia

Secamone parvifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Secamone parvifolia is a scrambling or climbing shrub producing twining stems up to 5 metres long[ 394 Title Flora Capensis Publication Author Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E. Website http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls= Publisher Year 1909 ISBN Description Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatNot known