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== Other botanical information ==
In ''Cadaba farinosa '' 2 subspecies are recognized. In subspecies ''adenotricha '' (Gilg. & Gilg-Ben.) R.A.Graham the twigs are covered with short spreading glandular hairs and its distribution is restricted to DR Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. In subspecies farinosea ''farinosa'' the twigs have no hairs but in return are covered with sessile scales. ''Cadaba '' is a genus of c. 30 species distributed throughout the Old World, of which c. 22 occur in tropical Africa. Several other ''Cadaba '' species are locally used as medicine in tropical Africa.
=== ''Cadaba aphylla'' ===
''[[Cadaba heterotricha]]'' Stocks ex Hook. is a tree up to 7 m tall and occurs in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya east through Arabia to Pakistan. In Somalia the crushed leaves in water are given to dromedaries to treat intestinal worms.
=== ''Cadaba kirkii '' ===
''[[Cadaba kirkii]]'' Oliv.is a shrub up to c. 5 m tall from Tanzania south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In Tanzania the dried, pulverized roots are taken dissolved in water as a cure for bilharzia. The fruit is edible and the shrubs are readily browsed by livestock.
=== ''Cadaba natalensis '' ===
''[[Cadaba natalensis]]'' Sond. is a shrub or small tree up to 4 m tall that is distributed from Mozambique southwards. The Zulu drink a root extract as a cure for inflammation of the lungs, and in Mozambique tuberculosis is treated with it.
