Asclepias humilis
(E. Mey.) Schltr.
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Description
A tropical herb in the Apocynaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The rootstock is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Acerates humilis Benth.Asclepias phenax WoodsonGomphocarpus humilis (E. Mey.) Decne.Pachycarpus humilis E. Mey.Xysmalobium humile (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
References (4)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- 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 21
- 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
