Dipcadi gracillimum

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. It can be 60 cm tall. The bulb is oval and 1.5 cm across. There are 5-6 leaves. These are very slender. The leaves at the base are 25 cm long. The flower stalk is slender and taller. It is 10-15 cm long and has 2-5 flowers in a group.

It is also put in the family AsparagaceaeThey have also been put in the families Hyacinthaceae and Liliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In Southern Africa it grows between 10-2,195 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ncamjolo, Umgcobane

Synonyms

Dipcadi polyphyllum Baker; Dipcadi dipcadioides Baker; Ornithogalum dipcadoides Baker (1904);