Orbea dummeri
(N. E. Br.) A. C. White & B. Sloane
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Description
A succulent shrub. It forms mats 10 cm tall. The stems are erect or spreading. They can be 4 angled. They are 6-9 cm long. They have purple spots and stripes. The flowers are on short stalks. The flowers are greenish-yellow. They have a hairy surface.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burundi, Congo DR, East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Synonyms
Angolluma dummeri (N. E. Br.) PlowesCaralluma dummeri (N. E. Br.) A. C. White & B. SloaneCeropegia dummeri (N. E. Br.) BruynsPachycymbium dummeri (N. E. Br.) M. G. GilbertStapelia dummeri N. E. Br.
References (4)
- Glover et al, 1966b, (As Pachycymbium dummeri)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 44 (As Caralluma dummeri)
- 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
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 65 (As Pachycymbium dummeri)
