Pergularia tomentosa
Family: Apocynaceae
What it is like
A climbing shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall or higher. It has greenish hairs. The stems are slender. The leaves are large and heart shaped or kidney shaped. The flowers are greenish-yellow or white. The fruit follicles and 3-5 cm long and oval. They have a long beak. The seeds are small and oval.
It is used as medicine.
Where it is found
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places. It is salt tolerant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Middle East, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, UAE, West Africa, Yemen
How it is used for food
The stems are eaten as a famine food.
It is a famine food.
Edible parts
Stems, medicine
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Abu-groon, Ghalja