Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook. f. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Caralluma

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Ceropegieae

Subtribe:

Stapeliinae

Nomen number:

448333

Place of publication:

Fl. Brit. India 4:76. 1883

Verified:

04/12/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Boucerosia edulis Edgew.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Caudanthera edulis (Edgew.) Meve & Liede

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Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Albers, F. & U. Meve, eds. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Asclepiadaceae 52-53.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 3:266-267.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Jagtap. A. P. & N. P. Singh. 1999. Asclepiadaceae. Fascicles of flora of India. 24:202-203.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Hook. f.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Caralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		s.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan

Native
Africa

Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan], Pakistan

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	vegetable		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 3:266-267.