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Cyanella lutea

Family: Tecophilaeaceae

What it is like

A herb. It is a bulb or corm plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 12-25 cm tall . The leaves are sword shaped. The flowers are on long spreading stalks that bend up at the end.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on clay of limestone flats.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root, bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Geelreptol

Synonyms

Cyanella lineata Burch.; Cyanella odoratissima Lindl.; Cyanella racemosa Schinz; Cyanella rosea Eckl.ex Baker; Ixia hexandra Schrank;