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Caralluma edulis

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Species of plant

Caralluma edulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Caralluma
Species: C. edulis
Binomial name
Caralluma edulis
(Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Caralluma edulis is a succulent species in the plant family Apocynaceae, native to India and Pakistan.

The leaves and stem are eaten in North Africa.

References

  1. Hooker, J.E. 1885. Flora of British India 4(10): 76
  2. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  3. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.

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Taxon identifiers
Caralluma edulis
Boucerosia edulis


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