Tylecodon paniculatus
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTylecodon paniculatus, also known as butter bush, butter tree, butterboom or rooisuikerblom (Afrikaans), is a species of succulent plant in the genus Tylecodon belonging to the family Crassulaceae.
Description
A stout succulent shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The bark is yellow and peels off. The leaves dry off near flowering.
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Edible Uses
Can be eaten if properly cooked.
Traditional Uses
Usually a plant that is poisonous to animals needs to be cooked!
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Known Hazards
The plant contains bufadienolide-type cardiac glycoside cotyledoside which causes cotyledonosis or nenta poisoning ("krimpsiekte") in sheep and goats.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on rocky slopes.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 47
- 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
