| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 5234 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Subpart | OUDALAN |
| County | |
| Locality | Some km SW of Gorom Gorom. Vicinity of Ménégou. Open Balanites-Acacia savannah. |
| Coordinates | 14° 23' N 0° 17' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 250 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 250 |
| Start date | 1996/08/18 |
| End date | 1996/08/18 |
| Family | Asclepiadaceae |
| Identification | Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.)Haw. |
| Determined by | Madsen, J.E. (AAU), 2003. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Caespitose, to 60 cm tall, with some 100 erect branches. In full bloom. Flowers purplish brown. Growing beneath spiny thickets. Live material available at AAU. |