Cadaba benguellensis
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Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI)
Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI)
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in semi-desert and in scrub near the coast.
Africa, Angola, Central Africa,
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 slender tropical shrub of the Capparaceae family growing about 3 m tall, found in semi-desert and coastal scrub habitats.
Notes
Probably similar used to Cadabia farinosa.
References (1)
- Elffers, J. et al, 1964, Flora of Tropical East Africa. Vol. 1 p. 1.
