Cyphostemma lentianum
(Volk. & Gilg) Descoings
Vitaceae Edible: Vegetable
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Description
A tropical climbing shrub in the Vitaceae family that grows in seasonally dry areas at elevations around 1,000 m in Tanzania.
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Edible Uses
The leaves or other plant parts are used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been collected at 1,000 m above sea level in Tanzania. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Africa,
Synonyms
Cissus lentiana Volk. & Gilg.
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 202
