Griffonia simplicifolia (DC.)Baillon

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Griffonia Baillon
Tribe: Cercideae
References: [11]

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Other names:

• Bandeiraea simplicifolia (DC.)Benth. [Synonym] [11]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Fibre [14]
  
• Medicine [18]
  
• Miscellaneous [14]
  
• Toxins [14]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Gabon [11]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Liberia [11]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Togo [11]

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Notes:

• Miscellaneous uses - chewing sticks; insecticide.
  
• Rich in 5-hydroxytryptophan throughout (Hall & Swaine, ref.18).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:51:53