Apocynaceae FAMILY

Raphionacme brownii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Raphionacme brownii is a perennial herb growing 30cm or more tall from a tuberous rootstock. The edible root is gathered from the wild and consumed locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea-Bissau across the sub-Saharan to Sudan.

HabitatDry schistose rocks, savannah scrubland[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. Grassland, scrub and open woodland, often among rock, in shallow soil or sandy areas at elevations up to 1,500 metres in Zimbabwe[ 326 Title Flora of Zimbabwe Publication Author Website http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Over 2,000 species as of 2009 (and growing). Each record usually has at least one photo with a botanical description of the plant, range, habitat etc. A very useful site. ].