Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Celastraceae

Genus:

Salacia

Species:

Salacia elegans var. elegans

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Somalia, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, West Tropical Africa: Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Western Indian Ocean: Comoros