Chasmanthe aethiopica
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Summary
Source: WikipediaChasmanthe aethiopica, the cobra lily, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Chasmanthe and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Eastern and Western Cape. The plant grows to a height of 40 to 65 cm and flowers from April to July. The flowers are red-purple.
Description
A corm or bulb plant. It grows 40-65 cm tall. It has papery coatings over the corm. The stems are unbranched. The leaves are sword shaped. The flowers are in a spike that lies sideways.
Edible Uses
The corm or bulb is eaten raw as a snack or cooked as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The corm or bulb is eaten as a snack and also cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 67
- 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
