Cyphia digitata
(Thunb.) Willd.
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCyphia digitata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyphia, endemic to the Western Cape.
Description
A twining perennial herb. It forms tubers. The leaves have 3-7 lobes. They have teeth. The flowers are white to mauve. They are 7-14 mm long. They are in the upper leaf axils.
Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten, with the tubers traditionally eaten raw, especially by children.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean or subtropical plant. It grows in sandstone and clay soils.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Other Information
The tubers are eaten raw especially by children.
Also Known As
Baroe, Barou, Bruin baroe
References (6)
- De Vynk, J. C., et al, 2016, Indigenous edible plant use by contemporary Khoe-San descendants of South Africa's Cape South Coast. South African Journal of Botany. 102 (2016) 60-69
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 257
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 263
- Manning, J., 2007, Field Guide to Fynbos. Struik nature. p 352
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 72 (Also as Cyphia dentariifolia)
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- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179 (Also as Cyphia dentariifolia)
