Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Menispermaceae

Genus:

Stephania

Species:

Stephania abyssinica var. abyssinica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, West Tropical Africa: Benin, Guinea, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gulf of Guinea Is., Rwanda