Pachycarpus campanulatus
(Harv.) N. E. Br.
Fairy-bell pachycarpus
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Description
A subtropical herb of the Apocynaceae family, traditionally used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Other Information
A famine food.
Synonyms
Gomphocarpus campanulatus Harv.
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 111
- 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 26
- 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
