Apocynaceae FAMILY
Ceropegia racemosa
Ceropegia racemosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ceropegia racemosa is a herbaceous, perennial, climbing plant producing one or more slender stems from a tuberous rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground, twining into other plants for support. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Burkina Faso to Somalia, south to Namibia, S. Africa and Madagascar.
HabitatNot known