Kannetjies, Coral creeper
Microloma tenuifolium

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A slender climber. It grows 1 m long. It has swollen roots. The leaves are opposite and 2-7 cm long and narrow. The flowers are urn shaped and 6-8 mm long. They are orange to red.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit is eaten as a snack. The flower nectar is sucked.

Edible parts

Fruit, nectar

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Asclepias pseudosarsa Roxb.; Ceropegia sinuata Poir.; Ceropegia sinuata Poir.; Ceropegia tenuifolia (L.) L.; Microloma lineare R. Br.; Periploca tenuifolia L.;