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Cynanchum gerrardii

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Harvey) Liede

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Comoros
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Mozambique
• Caprivi Strip - Namibia
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Cape Provinces
• Natal
• Northerrn Provinces - South Africa
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Yemen
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• May. Jul

Fruiting Times

Leafless twining liane to 4m, with glabrous rudimentary leaves 0.5mm long, green to white flowers in sub-lateral umbels, glabrous sepals to 0.6mm long, corolla 5mm diameter with 5 glabrous lobes 2mm long, white corona 1.5mm long, glabrous follicles 50mm x 7mm

Plant edible

Further References

• Mobot
• WFO
• Timberlake
• FOTA
• Kew