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Stathmostelma spectabile

(N. E. Br.) Schltr.

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(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten

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(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten

Description

A tropical herb in the Apocynaceae family with edible fruit and roots.

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Edible Uses

The fruit and roots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa,

Notes

Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.

Synonyms

Asclepias spectabilis N. E. Br.

References (2)

  • East African Herbarium records, 1981,
  • Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 66

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