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Useful Tropical Plants

Ceropegia racemosa

N.E.Br.

Apocynaceae

+ Synonyms

Ceropegia angusta N.E.Br.

Ceropegia atacorensis A.Chev.

Ceropegia bajana Schltr. ex Bullock

Ceropegia butaguensis De Wild.

Ceropegia cynanchoides Schltr.

Ceropegia glabripedicellata De Wild.

Ceropegia gourmacea A.Chev.

Ceropegia hochstetteri Chiov.

Ceropegia pedunculata Turrill

Ceropegia secamonoides S.Moore

Common Name:

Ceropegia racemosa
Close-up of the flower
Photograph by: Marco Schmidt; African plants - A Photo Guide
© Marco Schmidt
Ceropegia racemosa Ceropegia racemosa

General Information

Ceropegia racemosa is a herbaceous, perennial, climbing plant producing one or more slender stems from a tuberous rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground, twining into other plants for support.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

500
Title
Flora of Somalia
Publication
 
Author
Thulin M. (Editor)
Publisher
Kew Publishing, London.
Year
1993
ISBN
 
Description
Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
,
736
Title
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse.

Range

Tropical Africa - Burkina Faso to Somalia, south to Namibia, S. Africa and Madagascar.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitPerennial Climber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Root - raw or cooked[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. A mild flavour, it is said to taste like the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. Usually seen as no more than a famine food[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
The root contains around 95% water and is used as an emergency source of liquid by local people[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].

Young leaves - cooked. An acid flavour[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-12-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ceropegia+racemosa>

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