Marsdenia abyssinica (Hochst.) Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber food gene source invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Marsdenia abyssinica world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99065-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371998
COL ID 3Y8LJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Marsdenia abyssinica Pterygocarpus abyssinicus Marsdenia spissa Marsdenia arabica Dregea abyssinica Dregea arabica Dregea africana Hoya africana