Characteristics
A herb. It is a climber and has a corm. It is a succulent plant and keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2 m high. The lower leaves are slender and 7 cm long. The upper ones are more broad and shorter. They are fleshy. The flowers are densely clustered in the axils of the leaves. They are pale yellow. They are 1 cm long. The corolla lobes. The fruit are 16 cm long in 2 follicles. The tubers are 8-12 cm across and are 15-20 cm below the ground.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Kalahari. In southern Africa it grows between 800-1,600 m altitude. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The tuber is eaten raw. It is mashed with other greens. The tubers are also baked in the ashes. The leaves are also occasionally eaten raw.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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