Albuca virens
F. Delaroche
Common chincherinchee
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Description
A robust bulb plant. The bulbs are round and brown and softly fleshy. The leaves are narrow and wide at the base and taper to the tip. There are many flowers in a group. The fruit is a capsule longer than wide. The seeds are flattened and angular.
Edible Uses
The bulb is roasted and tastes like an onion, usually cooked with meat. The leaves are also eaten.
Traditional Uses
The bulb is roasted and tastes like an onion. It is usually cooked with meat. Caution: There are some claims that it is poisonous.
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Known Hazards
There are claims that it is poisonous; caution is advised.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in stony ground.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Botswana, Congo DR, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also put in the family Liliaceae and Hyacinthaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Morotele o monyenyane, Prei, Wilde ui
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 252 (As Ornithogalum tenuifolium)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/ (As Ornithogalum tenuifolium)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 65 (As Ornithogalum tenuifolium)
- 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 (As Ornithogalum tenuifolium)
