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Published In: Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19, Beibl. 47: 32. 1894. (Bot. Jahrb. Syst.) Name publication detail
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/5/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous
Human edible: Flowers, Fruits
Details: Economic use: Flowers and fruits eaten (Kunkel 1984 [as Dolichos malosanus]).
TOXICITY: Toxicity: Predicted
Toxic parts: Roots
Details: Toxicity: Roots used as soap substitute, indicating a high saponin content, and as fish poison (Verdcourt & Trump, 1969).
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