Dalechampia clematidifolia is a climbing shrub, producing stems that twine into other plants for support. The plant sometimes adopts a more shrub-like habit.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and dye.

Known Hazards

None known

Habitat

Not known

Cultivation Status

Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The crushed fresh leaves and roots are vesicant and are applied to stubborn ulcers, wounds etc.

Agroforestry Uses

None Recorded

Other Uses

The aerial parts are used to dye Raphia cloth black.
A triterpene resin is produced in the flowers.
No human uses are recorded for it, but bees harvest it and use it in nest construction.

Propagation

Seed