Dipcadi crispum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dipcadi

Characteristics

A herb with a bulb. It grows 30 cm high. It keeps growing from year to year. The bulb is oval and has yellowish scales. There are about 4 leaves in a ring. They are about 60-200 mm long by 4-16 mm wide. The flowers are brown to orange. They are about 2 cm long. They have a sweet smell. The fruits are a large capsule. It is round and brown and 2 cm long. The seeds are 9 mm across.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.3
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. The dry season can be 6-11 months. It grows in well drained stony and sandy soils. It grows between 70-300 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
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Usage

The bulb or corm is eaten raw as a vegetable. They are also roasted.
Uses animal food food
Edible bulbs leaves roots
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Dipcadi crispum world distribution map, present in Namibia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533917-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765393
COL ID 6CWGS
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Synonyms

Uropetalon crispum Ornithogalum crispum Dipcadi crispo-ciliatum Dipcadi crispum Dipcadi dinteri Dipcadi setosum Dipcadi volutum Dipcadi tortile Dipcadi undulatifolium