Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Corallocarpus bainesii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corallocarpus bainesii is a perennial plant producing annual stems up to 1 metre long from an underground perennial tuber. These stems scramble over the ground or clamber into the surrounding vegetation for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - southern Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, south to S. Africa and Madagascar.

HabitatDeciduous woodland and bushland at elevations from 350 - 1,050 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. In Namibia and Botswana it is restricted to arid sandy areas[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].