Chlorophytum blepharophyllum

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 25 cm high. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowering stalks bear pale brown flowers. The roots form small tubers.

There are between 200-300 Chlorophytum species. They are mostly in the tropics especially Africa. Also put in the family Anthericaceae and Liliaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on stony sites in moist savannah.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The tubers are eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Tubers, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kaluba-wanga, Ndyula, Voluzin titi

Synonyms

Anthericum amplexifolium Engl. ex Poelln.; and several others