Aloe boylei
Bak.
Broad-leaved grass Aloe
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Description
A succulent plant. It is an aloe without a stem. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are long, narrow and yellow-green. They are arranged in fan shaped. It forms clumps. The flowers are orange.
Edible Uses
The flowers are cooked as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in marshy places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Algeria, North Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Aloaceae. Also put in the family Asphodelaceae.
References (5)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 255
- INFOODSUpdatedFGU-list.xls
- Ogle and Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 9
- Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 184
