Dipcadi viride
(L.) Moench
Green Dipcadi, Dainty green bells
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Description
A small hairless plant with a white bulb. It can have runners with small bulbs. The leaves occur as 1-4 per shoot. They vary in size but are long and sword shaped. They clasp the stem at the base. The flowers occur as 10 small flowers in a loose arrangement around the stalk. The stalk can be 20-50 cm long. The individual flowers are small and thread like. The fruit are on long angular capsules. The seeds are flat, round, shiny and black.
Edible Uses
The bulbs are baked in ashes, and the leaves are used as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
CAUTION: Some closely related Dipcadi are used as rat poison. The bulbs and leaves are used as a vegetable. The bulbs are baked in ashes.
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Known Hazards
Some closely related Dipcadi species are used as rat poison.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in open woodland and wet grass savannah. In Nigeria it has been recorded at 2,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
They have also been put in the families Hyacinthaceae and Liliaceae.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulb | 86.3 | 215 | 51 | 0.8 | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Gifbolletjie, Ligonhua, Morotoana-phookoana, Skaamblommetjie, Slymuintjie, Thelelimoro
References (18)
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- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 86
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 251
- Gillarmod, J., 1966, 1971,
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