Ceropegia circinata

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a single stem 7-30 cm high from a tuber 10 cm across. The leaves are 5-20 mm long. They are hairy on top. There are 1-2 flowers in a group in the axils of the leaves.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Brachystelma bolusii N. E. Br.; Brachystelma cinereum (Schltr.) N. R. Br.; Brachystelma circinatum E. Mey; Brachystelma commixtum N. E. Br.; Brachystelma filiforme Harv.; Brachystelma galpinii (Schltr.) N. E. Br.; Dichaelia brachylepis Schltr.; and several others