Aspidoglossum interruptum

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It grows 40 cm high. It grows from a woody rootstock and can keep growing from year to year.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet savannah grassland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gomphocarpus inerruptus (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.; Lagarinthus interruptus E. Mey.; Schizoglossum altissimum Schltr.; Schizoglossum interruptum (E. Mey.) Schltr.; and others