Watsonia latifolia
N. E. Br. ex Oberm.
Bugle lily
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Summary
Source: WikipediaWatsonia latifolia is a plant belonging to the genus Watsonia. The species is native to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Eswatini.
Description
A herb. It grows 1.5 m high. The leaves are 1 m long and 9 cm wide. The edges are slightly thickened. The flower spike is 70 cm long. The flowers are well spaced. The flowers are red.
Edible Uses
The leaves, corm, bulb, and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It is rare in Swaziland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Sidwa
References (6)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 34
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 69
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
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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
