Caralluma edulis

Botanical Description

Caralluma edulis is a slightly succulent herb with a slender, much branched, subterete stem 20 - 30cm tall, tapering to a pointed tip at the apex[ 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. ]. Another description says that it is a suckering plant with grey-green succulent stems growing up to 60cm tall, obscurely 4-sided with rounded angles, generally unbranched, tapering into a long, thin flower-bearing portion[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. ]. The stems are sold as a food in local markets in India[ 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. ]. The plant is occasionally cultivated as a vegetable and also has ornamental value[ 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. ].