Gladiolus ecklonii
Lehm.
Sheathed gladiolus
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Description
A herb. It has a corm with long bristles. There are about 5 leaves. They spread fan wise. They are 20-25 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. The flowering stalk is 50 cm high. The flowers overlap each other in a spike. They are white with purple speckles.
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten raw (after removing anthers) or cooked. The corms are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are eaten raw after the anthers are removed. They are also cooked. The corms are eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant. In Swaziland it grows in the high veld only.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Sidvwana
References (7)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 242
- Gillarmod, J., 1966, 1971,
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 32
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 67
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- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- 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
