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Empodium plicatum (Thunb.) Garside

Species

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Characteristics

Cormous geophyte, 100-300 mm tall, basal sheaths membranous and pale. Leaves dry or emerging at flowering, narrowly strap-shaped, pleated, ribs hispid. Flowers yellow, rarely scented, tepals outspread, inserted on a solid, 50-100 mm long neck leading to subterranean ovary, anthers suberect, without apical appendages.
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Cormous geophyte, 10-30 cm, basal sheaths membranous. Leaves 1-4, occasionally shortly emergent at flowering, lanceolate, deeply pleated with hispid ribs. Flowers yellow, ovary subterranean, with a hispid beak 50-100 mm long.
A herb. The leaves are grass like. The flowers are yellow.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Usage

The tuberous roots are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Root (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Empodium plicatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77176784-1
WFO ID wfo-0000766523
COL ID 39LKD
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Synonyms

Empodium plicatum Hypoxis plicata Curculigo plicata Forbesia plicata Gethyllis plicata Fabricia plicata Empodium plicatum Forbesia plicata var. plicata
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