Cyphia bolusii
E. Phillips
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Description
A subtropical herb in the Campanulaceae family with edible roots and bulbs.
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Edible Uses
The roots and bulbs are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Ligagajane, Lugagane
References (5)
- 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 74
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 72
- 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
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