Marsdenia angolensis N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

A herb or woody climber. It can be 3-4 m tall. The leaf stalks are 2-6 cm long. They are hairy. The leaves are 5-12 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are near the axils of leaves. They are cream or yellowish-green. The fruit are follicles 8-12 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. The seeds are 7 mm long by 2 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 700-1,900 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Marsdenia angolensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99075-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371699
COL ID 3Y8LX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Marsdenia angolensis Marsdenia gondarensis Gongronema angolense