Dipcadi erythraeum Webb & Berthel.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dipcadi

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It grows 4-8 cm high. It can be 15 cm high in sheltered locations. There are 2 or sometimes 3 narrow leaves that grow close to the ground. A drooping flower stalk has up to 14 bell shaped flowers. Each flower has 3 outer and 3 inner petals. The fruit is large and grey. It is divided into 3 parts lengthwise. The fruit is edible.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.08
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. In Bahrain it grows in gravelly or sandy soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The bulbs are eaten in Pakistan.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs fruits
Therapeutic use Cough (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified)
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Dipcadi erythraeum unspecified picture

Distribution

Dipcadi erythraeum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533926-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765400
COL ID 36FBH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Uropetalon unicolor Uropetalon erythraeum Dipcadi erythraeum Ornithogalum erythraeum Dipcadi unicolor Uropetalum unicolor