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Stenostelma capense (Stenostelma capense)

Description

Stenostelma capense is a perennial,herbaceous plant producing one or more branched stems 15 - 25cm tall from a tuberous rootstock. The root is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Stenostelma