Gladiolus magnificus
(Harms) Goldbl.
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Description
A member of the Iridaceae family with edible corms and roots.
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Edible Uses
The corms and roots are used as food.
Traditional Uses
Corm, Root,
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Cultivation
Iridaceae
Production
A gladiolus like plant. The flowers are orange to red.
Synonyms
Oenostachys zambeziaca (Baker) Goldbl.Petamenes spectabilis Phillipsand others
References (5)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 242 (As Oenostachys zambeziaca)
- Maguire, 1978, (As Oenostachys zambeziaca)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 34 (As Oenostachys zambeziaca)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 67 (As Gladiolus magnificus)
- 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
