''Caralluma edulis'' is a succulent species in the plant family
Apocynaceae, native to
India and
Pakistan.
[Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan, University of Karachi, Karachi.]
The leaves and stem are eaten in North Africa.
[Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.]
References
External links
PROTAbase on ''Caralluma edulis''
Asclepiadoideae
Flora of the Indian subcontinent
Plants described in 1862
Edible plants
{{Apocynaceae-stub