Quaqua incarnata

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A small plant. It grows 10-15 cm tall. It branches at the base. The branches are angled and 1-3 cm across. There are teeth 5-8 cm long. They are stout and cone like with spine like tips. The flowers are in small clusters of 6-10 along the grooves of the stem. The flowers are tube shaped and pale greenish-yellow.

There are about 56-100 Caralluma species. These are sometimes put in the Asclepiadaceae.

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 edges and prickles are peeled off then the plant is eaten. The stem is eaten as a vegetable and in salads.

Edible parts

Stems, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aroena

Synonyms

Boucerosia incarnata (L.f.) N. E. Br.; Caralluma ausana Dinter & A. Berger; Caralluma hottentorum (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br.; Caralluma hottentorum var. major N. E. Br.; Caralluma hottentorum var. minor C. A. Luckh.; Caralluma hottentorum var. tubata C. A. Luckh.; Caralluma incarnata (L.f.) N. E. Br.; Podanthes incarnata Sweet; Quaqua hottentotorum N. E. Br.; Quaqua incarnata subsp. hottentotorum (N. E. Br.) Bruyns; Stapelia incarnata L. f.;