Iphigenia indica

(L.) A. Gray ex Kunth

Dhikoli

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb

The bulbs are cooked and eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows on open grassy slopes between 1000-1500 m altitude. It grows on sandy soils as well as gravel.

Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A herb that develops a corm. This is 1-2 cm across. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-70 cm high. The leaves are narrow and 7-15 cm long by 3-9 mm wide. The base has a sheath and clasps the stem. There are 2-10 flowers in a group. The flowers are dark red and brown.

Names & Synonyms

Kadu bellulli

References (4)

Enum. pl. 4:213. 1843
Kumar, G.M., & Shiddamallayya, N., 2014, Documentation of Wild Plant Tubers as Food Resources in Hassan District, Karnataka, International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 5(2) p 91
Malhotra, C.L.., et al, 1985, Additional Notes on the wild edible plants of India J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 6. No.2 pp 481-482
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 39

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