Raphionacme brownii
Scott-Elliot
Apocynaceae
Raphionacme baguirmiensis A.Chev.
Raphionacme jurensis N.E.Br.
Common Name:
General Information
Raphionacme brownii is a perennial herb growing 30cm or more tall from a tuberous rootstock.
The edible root is gathered from the wild and consumed locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
326- Title
- Flora of Zimbabwe
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Over 2,000 species as of 2009 (and growing). Each record usually has at least one photo with a botanical description of the plant, range, habitat etc. A very useful site.
Range
Tropical Africa - Guinea-Bissau across the sub-Saharan to Sudan.
Habitat
Dry schistose rocks, savannah scrubland[
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/
]. Grassland, scrub and open woodland, often among rock, in shallow soil or sandy areas at elevations up to 1,500 metres in Zimbabwe[
326- Title
- Flora of Zimbabwe
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Over 2,000 species as of 2009 (and growing). Each record usually has at least one photo with a botanical description of the plant, range, habitat etc. A very useful site.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the semi-arid tropics.
Edible Uses
The turnip-like tuber can be eaten raw or cooked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
