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Vatovaea pseudolablab

Vatovaea pseudolablab

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

A plant of drier areas in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 250 - 600mm[1]. The tuberous roots can be dug out any time of the year; they are best gathered when the foliage has died back[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vatovaea+pseudolablab>

Pollinators

Self, Insects

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.