Synclisia scabrida
Miers
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Jacques Bié Mba & West & Central Africa program
gbif· cc-by-nc-nd
Jacques Bié Mba & West & Central Africa program
gbif· cc-by-nc-nd
Jacques Bié Mba & West & Central Africa program
Description
A creeper. It can grow 40 m long. The leaves are 20 cm long and 7-8 cm wide and heart shaped at the base. The fruit are orange and 1.2-1.7 cm long by 0.8-0.9 cm wide. The seeds are 1-1.5 cm long.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, West Africa,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Other Uses
A root decoction is used in trial by ordeal ceremonies; when it causes constipation one is innocent, when it causes diarrhoea, one is guilty. The root bark contains a yellow dye of unrecorded use.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
