Taxon

Sarcostemma viminale

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Common name: Spantoumelkbos, Wolfsmelk, Caustic creeper, Umbelebele
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Distribution: Asia, Africa, South Africa
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: Typically robust in its natural habitat, this species grows vigorously and sprawls across whichever Savanna species neighbors them, creating a maze of hair-like spines full of cream flowers in summer.
It has historically been eaten as part of meals and used medicinally by indigenous Zulu tribes in South Africa whereas people in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia recognize the species as poisonous.
Links: iSpot • Kew Herbarium • Red List of South African Plants • Wikipedia • Wild flower Nursery

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