Stathmostelma rhacodes
K. Schum.
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Description
A tropical herb in the Apocynaceae family with edible roots.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
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
