Ferraria glutinosa
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Description
An erect herb. It grows 90 cm high. It has a corm or bulb. Several corms or bulbs often grow on top of one another. It does not have a stem. The corm is brown and 1-4 cm across. The leaves are narrow and 4-8 mm wide. There are several flowers on a stalk. The flowers are brown, red or purple. They can be spotted. The fruit is a capsule 12-20 mm long. The seeds are shiny and brown. They are 5 mm across. They have an irregular coat.
Edible Uses
The corm is eaten raw, dried, boiled, or roasted.
Traditional Uses
The corm is eaten raw. They are dried and also boiled. They are also roasted.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. It grows in well-drained soils. It can grow in dry stony and sandy soils. It grows below 950 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, East Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Onyen gulushe, Otjitetangoro
References (7)
- Maguire, 1978,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 32
- Rodin, 1985,
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 18th April 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 67
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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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
