Stathmostelma pauciflorum
(Klotsch) K. Schum.
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Description
A tropical herb of the Apocynaceae family with an edible tap root.
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Edible Uses
The tap root is eaten, particularly by children.
Traditional Uses
The tap root is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique, Zambia,
Other Information
It is eaten especially by children.
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Asclepias reflexa (Britten & Rendle) N. E. Br.
References (3)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 76
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 67
