Pentopetia grevei
(Baill.) Venter
ApocynaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots
The roots are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
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 creeping shrub. It has a tuberous root. The bark is reddish and smooth. The flowers are yellow and star-shaped.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seeds.
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the stems is the source of a good rubber.
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Cryptolepis grevei Baill.Gonocrypta grevei (Baill.) Constantin & GallaudKompitsia elastica Constantin & Gallaud
References (2)
- Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2:804. 1889 (As Gonocrypta grevei)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 16 (As Gonocrypta grevei)
