Glia decidua

B.-E. van Wyk

Apiaceae Edible: Roots 9 iNaturalist observations

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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