Vincetoxicum cameroonicum

(N. E. Br.) Meve & Liede

Apocynaceae Edible: Vegetable

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Summary

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Vincetoxicum cameroonicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native from Benin to Uganda in tropical Africa. It was first described by N. E. Brown in 1895 as Tylophora cameroonica.

Description

A climber. The leaves are very broad. The flowers are purple. Possibly now Tylophora cameroonica.

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Edible Uses

Used as a vegetable.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Uganda, West Africa,

Synonyms

Tylophora cameroonica N. E. Br.Tylophora glauca Bullock

References (3)

Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 565 (As Tylophora glauca)
Kew Bull. 9: 585 1954 publ. 1955. (As Tylophora glauca)
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew