Cyphostemma kilimandscharicum
(Gilg.) Desc. ex Wild & R. B. Drumm.
Vitaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit
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Description
A climbing vine of the Vitaceae family that grows 3-20 m long in tropical regions, with edible leaves and fruit.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable, and the fruit is also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
Synonyms
Cissus kilimandscharica Gilg
References (1)
- Bussman, R. W., 2006, Ethnobotanyof the Samburu of Mt Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:35
