SPECIES


Local Name : Shikhalikhanga
Scientific Name :
Habit : Climber
Uses : It helps to relieve chest pain. and also used in fencing.
Morphology : It has green long smooth leaves about 4 inches, and flowers are red in colour.
Life Cycle : It regenerates on its own, flowering annually and seed setting.
Habitat : Moist stream bank, Bushes and shrub berries, Open forest, and near cultivated land
Distribution : Forest and cultivated lands, (along Virhembe Market road).
Estimated Population : >1000
Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft
Part Used : Roots