Gonostemon gettliffei
(Pott) P. V. Heath
Asclepiadaceae Edible: Stems
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A plant with succulent stem like a cactus. It grows 25 cm tall. It can form clumps 1 m across. The branches are 4 sided in cross section. The flowers are star shaped and lie face up on the ground. They are 15 cm across and have purple lines against a yellow background. It is hairy.
Edible Uses
The stems are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also put in the family Apocynaceae. The spelling of the scientific name varies as gettleffei or gettlefii.
Synonyms
Stapelia gettleffii R. Pott
References (1)
- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species. (As Stapelia gettlifei)
