Brachystelma barberae
Harv. ex Hook.f.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The tuber is 8-20 cm across. It has an irregular shape. The stem is 10 cm tall. The leaves are wedge shaped to oblong. They taper to a short leaf stalk. The flowers are in 2 opposite groups or up to 25 flowers. The flowers are yellow tubes with red bands.
Edible Uses
The roots are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The roots are cooked.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland in sand.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Dichaelia barberae (Harv. ex Hook.f.) Bullock
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 22
- 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
