Aroena
Quaqua mammillaris

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A small succulent shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows up to 60 cm high. The stems can be 2 cm thick. The stems have ridges. The thorns are spaced. The flowers are small. They are 2-3 cm with. They are pale green near the base. There can be 1-20 flowering stalks per stem with 1-30 flowers each.

Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in shade. In southern Africa it grows between 150-1,100 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

Caution: It should not be eaten by pregnant women. The stems are eaten in large quantities. The leaves are used as a green vegetable. The flowers and fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Stems, caution, leaves, flowers, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bokhoring, Horlosie, Oumakosie

Synonyms

Boucerosia mammillaris (L.) N. E. Br.; Caralluma mammillaris (L.) N. E. Br.; Caralluma winkleri (Dinter) A. C. White & B. Sloane; Caralluma winkleriana (Dinter) A. C. White & B. Sloane; Pectarinaria mammillaris Sweet; Piaranthus mammillaris G. Don; Sarcophagophilus winklerianus Dinter; Stapelia mammillaris L.;