Clematis simensis
Fresen.
Azzo hareg
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Vegetable
Young vegetable shoots are edible.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edge of forests between 1,100-1,860 m above sea level. It can grow up to 3,350 m above sea level.
Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tall woody climber. It can be 20 m long. Young stems are hairy. The leaves have 5 leaflets with one at the end. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and round at the base and tapering to the tip. Leaflets on the upper leaves can have lobes. The flowers are cream or white.
Medicinal Uses
Used in traditional medicine.
Notes
Probably edible. It is also used in medicine.
Names & Synonyms
Hareg
Clematis altissima Hutch.Clematis intermedia Chiov.Clematis kissenyensis Engl.Clematis sigensis Engl.
References (3)
- Chapman, J. D. & Chapman, H. M., 2001, The Forest Flora of Taraba and Andamawa States, Nigeria. WWF & University of Canterbury. p 195
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 560
- Molla, A., Ethiopian Plant Names. http://www.ethiopic.com/aplants.htm
