Lobeleaf canary-creeper
Solanecio angulatus

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A creeping succulent herb. It can grow 3 m long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Comoros, Congo DR, Congo R, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The leaves are used as a cooked vegetable. They are cut then cooked.

It is occasionally cultivated.

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Izimya, Limandi susu, Lulaka lu ngombi, Mpozia, Ngondi longo, Ojambo

Synonyms

Cacalia angulata Vahl [Illegitimate]; Crassocephalum bojeri (DC.) Robyns; Crassocephalum subscandens (Hochst. ex Rich.) S. Moore; Gynura fischeri O. Hoffm.; Senecio bojeri DC.; Senecio gabonicus Oliv. & Hiern; Senecio subscandens Hochst. ex A. Rich.;