WorldFloraDB - Adenia volkensii

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It is a climber. It grows 1.5 m high. It has a rootstock that can be 5.5 cm across. The leaves can be deeply divided. The flowers are cream.

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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 900-1,750 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places. It suits well-drained soil.

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Scrubby vegetation in rocky localities on red soil or lava-dust at elevations from 1,000-2,000 metres.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten cooked. The leaves are used as a flavouring in relishes and chutneys. Caution: Fruit and roots can be poisonous.

Uses	animal food environmental use food food additive medicinal poison social use vertebrate poison
Edible	fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	Poison (unspecified)
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds or cuttings.

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