Ornithogalum viridiflorum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaOrnithogalum viridiflorum, syn. Galtonia viridiflora, the green flowered Galtonia, is a species of bulbous flowering plant from South Africa and Lesotho, grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is often sold under its older name Galtonia viridiflora.
Description
A bulb plant. It grows 90 cm tall. The bulb is 3-5 cm tall by 4-5 cm wide. There are 4-6 leaves. These are 15-38 cm long by 4-10 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The bulbs are roasted and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The bulbs are roasted and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Liliaceae and Hyacinthaceae.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 256 (As Galtonia viridiflora)
- Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 191 (As Galtonia viridiflora)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 65
- 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
