Secamone afzelii (Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Secamone

Characteristics

A small woody climber. It can grow 12 m long. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are 2-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodland and savannah. It can be in palm groves and along rivers.
More
Secondary jungle and savannah thickets, common on unkempt farmland and in boundaries.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal social use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Boil (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Secamone afzelii world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77079518-1
WFO ID wfo-0000507942
COL ID 4W84V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Secamone afzelii Secamone myrtifolia Secamone leonensis Toxocarpus leonensis Apocynum frutescens Ichnocarpus afzelii