Apocynaceae FAMILY

Oncinotis hirta

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oncinotis hirta is a climbing shrub producing stems from 3 - 25 metres long. The stems can vary in diameter from 1 - 6cm. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of latex.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon to Central African Republic and Uganda, south to Angola and the Congo.

HabitatForest edges, especially along streams[ 544 Title Cataloge of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 - 1861 Publication Author Hiern. W.P. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Longmans & Co.; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description In 6 volumes, it gives botanical descriptions and some uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].