Brachystelma swazicum
R. A. Dyer
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Description
A succulent herb. It keeps growing from year to year from a tiber 5 cm across. There are 2 or 3 stems 25 cm long. These rarely branch. The leaves are broadly oval and 2 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are 2 or 3 flowers on short stalks.
Edible Uses
The roots and tubers are eaten and represent a famine food.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Swaziland on mountains. It grows in rocky places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Other Information
A famine food.
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
