Hesperantha radiata
(Jacq.) Ker-Gawl
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Description
A herb. The leaves are soft and grass-like. They are 4 mm wide and have long sheaths. The flowering shoot is 90 cm tall. The flowers are well spaced. They are usually all turned to one side.
Edible Uses
The corm and root are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It is rare in Swaziland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, Eswatini, South Africa*, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
References (5)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 33
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 67
- 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
