Kedrostis abdallai

Botanical Description

Kedrostis abdallai is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant producing annual stems up to 1 metre long from a swollen tuberous rootstock. The bristly or hairy stems scramble over the ground and clamber into nearby plants, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The edible fruits and leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.