Stephania dinklagei
(Engl.) Diels
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(c) Carel Jongkind, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carel Jongkind
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,500 m above sea level.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa,
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 creeper or vine. It can grow 20 m long. The stems are woody. The leaves are dark shiny green above and dull underneath. The flowers are greenish. The fruit stalks are red and the fruit green and turns yellow when ripe. The seeds are black. The seeds are about 1 cm long.
How to Grow
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is used medicinally.
Other Uses
Strong rope made from the stem is known in Sierra Leone as ‘Government rope’ owing to its official use as such in the past.
Names & Synonyms
Ebewaki, Gbejedi, Mboame, Ra-nes
Cissampelos dinklagei Engl.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
