Asclepias crispa
P.J. Bergius
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Description
A tropical herb from the Apocynaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Asclepias sabulosa Schltr.Asclepias sinuosa Burm.f.Gomphocarpus crispus (P.J. Bergius) W. T .AitonGomphocarpus crispus (P.J. Bergius) R. Br. ex Schult.Gomphocarpus arenarius Schltr.Pachycarpus crispus (P.J. Bergius) E. Mey.Xysmalobium crispum (P.J. Bergius) D. Dietr.
References (4)
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 61
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 20
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
