Cyphostemma simulans
(C. A. Sm.) Wild & R. B. Drummond
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Description
A herb. It can lie along the ground or be a climber. The stems are short and hairy. It has tendrils. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets are 10 cm long by 7 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The plant is used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry woodland. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Cissus simulans C. A. Sm.
References (5)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 368
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 13th June 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 107
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
