Tylosema esculentum — a medium houseplant
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Tylosema esculentum

Tylosema Esculentum

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Tylosema esculentum, with common names gemsbok bean and marama bean or morama bean, is a long-lived perennial legume native to arid areas of southern Africa. Stems grow at least 3 metres, in a prostrate or trailing form, with forked tendrils that facilitate climbing. A raceme up to 25 millimetres (1 in) long, containing many yellow-orange flowers, ultimately produces an ovate to circular pod, with large brownish-black seeds.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Tylosema
Family
Fabaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Gemsbok-bean en Marama-bean en Camel's foot tree en Gemsbuck bean en Tamany berry
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