Dipcadi gracillimum
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Description
A bulb plant. It can be 60 cm tall. The bulb is oval and 1.5 cm across. There are 5-6 leaves. These are very slender. The leaves at the base are 25 cm long. The flower stalk is slender and taller. It is 10-15 cm long and has 2-5 flowers in a group.
Edible Uses
The bulbs are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In Southern Africa it grows between 10-2,195 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Notes
It is also put in the family AsparagaceaeThey have also been put in the families Hyacinthaceae and Liliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ncamjolo, Umgcobane
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
