Gethyllis afra
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Description
A bulb plant. The bulb is 4-5 cm across. It has a brown covering over it. There are 12-20 leaves. They are narrow and twisted. The fruit is yellow and edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit are used to make jam and sweets, and for flavouring, and are especially eaten by children.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are used for jam and sweets. They are also used for flavouring.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Other Information
The fruit are especially eaten by children.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kukumakrankas
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 71
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 140
- JSTOR Global Plants
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 12
- van Wyk, B-E., 2011, The potential of South African plants in the development of new food and beverage products. South African Journal of Botany 77 (2011) 857–868
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- 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
