Ceropegia stenoloba
Hochst. ex Chiov.
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Description
A herb. It has a single climbing stem from an underground tuber. The tuber is 3-4 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The tubers are eaten raw or roasted.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are eaten raw or roasted.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in semi-arid regions. It grows between 1,000-1,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia ?, Kenya, Namibia, Southern Africa,
Cultivation
A plant of semi-arid areas in the tropics and subtropics, where it grows at elevations from 1,000 - 1,400 metres.
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Njibilongi
References (5)
- Ferns Useful Tropical Plants.
- Ichikawa, M., 1980, The Utilization of Wild Food Plants by the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya. J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon. 88(1): 25-48
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 23
- 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
