Caralluma adscendens var. attenuata
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCaralluma adscendens is a succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution ranges from India and Sri Lanka through the Arabian peninsula to North Africa and the Sahel.
Description
A shrub.
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Edible Uses
Caralluma adscendens (Chong) has been eaten in rural India for centuries, raw, as a vegetable with spices, or preserved in chutneys and pickles, and is often found as a roadside shrub or boundary marker.
Traditional Uses
It is used as a vegetable. It is used in curry.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, India,
Notes
There are about 56-100 Caralluma species. These are sometimes put in the Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Moulya, Periyasirumankeerai
References (5)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 104 (As Caralluma attenuata)
- Arinathan, V., et al, 2007, Wild edibles used by Palliyars of the western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6(1) pp 163-168
- Mohan, V. R. & Kalidass, C., 2010, Nutritional and Antinutritional Evaluation of some Unconventional Wild Edible Plants. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 12 (2010): 495- 506
- Reddy, K. N. et al, 2007, Traditional knowledge on wild food plants in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 6(1): 223-229 (As Caralluma attenuata)
- www.theplantlist.org
