Apocynaceae FAMILY
Landolphia hirsuta
Landolphia hirsuta
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Landolphia hirsuta is a climbing shrub, producing stems up to 20 metres long that clamber into the trees of the forest[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its latex.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Senegal to Cameroon.
HabitatScrambling into trees in the forest and galleried forest, often on river-banks[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].