Apocynaceae FAMILY

Pentarrhinum insipidum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

There have been occasionl reports that the plant is poisonous, though it is certainly not[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Pentarrhinum insipidum is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant, producing strongly-branched annual stems 2 - 3 metres long from elongated, tuberous roots[ 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 stems scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. A popular vegetable in southern Africa, where the plant is commonly harvested fom the wild for local use. It is considered to have potential for growing commercially[ 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 RangeAfrica - Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, northern Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, S. Africa.

HabitatShrubland and savannah, in dry or well-drained conditions, but does not tolerate extremes of dry and wet. It ranges at elevations from sea-level to 2,200 metres, but mainly from 600 - 1,600 metres[ 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. ].