Pergularia daemia

Pergularia daemia
	In Limpopo, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pergularia
Species:	P. daemia
Binomial name
	Pergularia daemia; (Forssk.) Chiov.
Synonyms
	P. daemia (Forssk.) Blatt. & McCann; P. extensa (Jacq.) N.E.Br.; Asclepias daemia Forssk.; Daemia extensa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Schult.;

Pergularia daemia, the trellis-vine, is a hispid, perennial vine in the family Asclepiadaceae, with an extensive range in the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has been used traditionally to treat a number of ailments. It is sometimes called atufa.

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