Glia prolifera

(Burm.f.) B.L. Burtt

Apiaceae Edible: Roots - yeast 165 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A subtropical shrub in the Apiaceae family growing 1-2 m tall with tuberous roots.

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Edible Uses

The roots are used to produce yeast.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,

Synonyms

Bubon proliferum Burm.f.Glia capensis (Houtt.) B. L. BurttOenanthe capensis Houtt.Oenanthe inebrians Thunb.Oenanthe tenuifolia Thunb.Peucedanum abbreviatum Meisn.Peucedanum caledonicum Eckl. & Zeyh.

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