Kniphofia grantii
Baker
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Description
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has an underground stem or rhizome that i1 1-1.5 cm aross. The leaves are in a ring at the base. They are 10-120 cm long. The flowering shoots are 30-120 cm tall. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit is an oval capsule 5-7 mm long by 4-6 mm wide. The seeds are 3 angled.
Edible Uses
The flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Zambia,
Notes
Also put in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae.
Synonyms
Kniphofia flavovirens Engl.and others
References (2)
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 13
