Caralluma edulis

Caralluma edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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.[1][2]

The leaves and stem are eaten in North Africa.[3]

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.