Capparaceae FAMILY

Cadaba farinosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

Succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 metres^[1]. It prefers a mean annual temperature of around 29°c and a mean annual rainfall in the range 200 - 500mm^{[1, 2]}. Shows preference for heavy soils though it can also be found on rocky screes and in sandy soils on the plains^{[1, 2]}. Although it has shallow lateral roots, the plant roots deeply^[1].

Propagation

Seed - the plant regenerates naturally by way of seeds^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cadaba+farinosa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
[2]Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. — von Maydell H. · Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany · 1990 · ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 ↩︎A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses.
[3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.