Dipcadi rigidifolium Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dipcadi

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It grows up to 45 cm high. The bulb is oval and 1.5 cm across. There are 2-3 leaves and erect and firm. They are 15-20 cm long and 8-12 mm wide. The edges are thickened. The flowering stalk is twice as long as the leaves. There are 5-6 flowers in a loose group.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows up to 1,220 m above sea level.
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Usage

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Edible bulbs leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Dipcadi rigidifolium world distribution map, present in Botswana and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533986-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765462
COL ID 36FD8
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum rigidifolium Dipcadi rhodesicum Dipcadi rigidifolium