Orbea rogersii

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A small soft stemmed succulent herb. The stems are 10 cm tall and it forms clumps 50 cm across. There are 1-8 flowering shoots on a stem. There can be 1 or several flowers that develop one after another. The flowers are 25-35 mm across. They have deep narrow lobes.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in open woodland. It grows up to 600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Limpopo, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The stem is eaten raw.

Edible parts

Stem, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Angolluma rogersii (L. Bolus) Plowes; Caralluma rogersii (L. Bolus) E.A. Bruce & R.A. Dyer; Pachycymbium rogersii (L. Bolus) M.G. Gilbert; Stapelia rogersii L. Bolus;