Riocreuxia profusa
N. E. Br.
ApocynaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows at the edges of forests and in gaps in the forest. In Malawi it grows between 1,400-2,450 m altitude. It also grows along rivers.
Africa, Angola, Burundi, Central Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A vine. It grows 18 m high. The stems have clear latex. The leaves are opposite and heart shaped. The flowers are in large numbers in branched heads. The flower tube is yellow or orange. The lobes are slender and join at the tip forming a cage.
Names & Synonyms
Umshunko
Ceropegia burchellii (K. Schum.) HuberRiocreuxia burchellii K. Schum.Riocreuxia profusa N. E. Br.
References (2)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. and Chapman, J. D., 2001, Evergreen Forest Flora of Malawi. Kew. p 165
