Characteristics
A bulb plant. It grows 90 cm tall. The bulb is 3-5 cm tall by 4-5 cm wide. There are 4-6 leaves. These are 15-38 cm long by 4-10 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The bulbs are roasted and eaten.
| Uses |
-
|
| Edible
|
bulbs
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
14 - 28
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-12
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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