Marsdenia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

A creeper or vine.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal social use
Edible fruits 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 latifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99198-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371781
COL ID 3Y8SX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Marsdenia profusa Marsdenia latifolia Gongronema latifolium Marsdenia glabriflora Marsdenia leonensis Marsdenia racemosa