Apocynaceae FAMILY

Ceropegia linearis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ceropegia linearis is a semi-succulent, climbing plant producing a cluster of slender stems up to 2 metres or more long from a tuberous rootstock that is 20 - 30mm in diameter. The stems are often annual, but can also persist for more than one year - they scramble over the ground or twine into surrounding vegetation for support. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is widely cultivated throughout the world as an ornamental in hanging baskets[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatRocky outcrops in coastal bush in S. Africa[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ].