
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Ceropegia stenantha
Ceropegia stenantha
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ceropegia stenantha is a climbing plant producing one to several stems from 50 - 200cm long from a cluster of cylindrical or fusiform roots. The stems scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Sudan, south to Namibia and northern S. Africa.
HabitatNot known