Glia decidua
B.-E. van Wyk
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are in a ring around the base. It loses its leaves during summer. It has tuberous roots. These are 20 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are yellow.
Edible Uses
The tuberous roots are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The root is eaten as a snack.
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Medicinal Uses
The roots are used traditionally for food purposes.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 19
- 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
