Asclepias woodii
(Schltr.) Schltr.
Milk weed
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) graham_g, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) graham_g, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) graham_g, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
An erect herb. It grows 80 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stem is simple and unbranched. It is thick at the base. The leaves are simple and opposite. They only have short stalks. They are narrowly sword shaped with bristly hairs. The edges curve back. The flowers are in a group at the top of the plant. There are 4-12 flowers. They are small and 5 mm long and cream-coloured.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten in small quantities.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are only eaten in small quantities.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa*, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ishangangube, Liphoti
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 106
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 21
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
