Griffonia simplicifolia (vahl ex Dc.) Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Griffonia

Characteristics

A shrub that is like a creeper.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grass savannah; coastal plains on termite mounds; scrub thickets; climber in secondary and gallery forests.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the grass savannah in West Africa.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The stems are baked and chewed. The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Uses animal food dye fiber food gum material medicinal poison wood
Edible leaves saps stems
Therapeutic use Antiseptic (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Chancre (unspecified), Congestion (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Pediculicide (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Griffonia simplicifolia leaf picture by Gnagbo Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Griffonia simplicifolia leaf picture by Gnagbo Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Griffonia simplicifolia world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000168183
COL ID 6KSNW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bandeiraea simplicifolia Schotia simplicifolia Griffonia simplicifolia