Thunbergia oblongifolia

Botanical Description

Thunbergia oblongifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 70cm tall, occasionally to 100cm. It produces one to several stout, erect stems from a large, woody rootstock, sometimes forming large clumps[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.