Empodium plicatum
(Thunb.) Garside
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Description
A subtropical herb with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers, characterized by tuberous roots.
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Edible Uses
The tuberous roots are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The tuberous roots are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Curculigo plicata (Thunb.) Dryand ex W. T. AitonEmpodium plicatum (Thunb.) Salisb.Fabricia plicata Thunb.Forbesia plicata (Thunb.) NelGethyllis plicata (Thunb.) Jacq.Hypoxis plicata (Thunb.) L.f.
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 238
- Gillarmod, J., 1971,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 31
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 65
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora (As monophyllum)
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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
