Asclepias schlechteri
(K. Schum.) N. E. Br.
Milk weed
Apocynaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are long and tapering. they are 20 cm long by 1 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
It is very rare.
Synonyms
Gomphocarpus schlechteri K. Schum.
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
