Androcymbium striatum
Hochst. ex A. Rich.
African crocus
ColchicaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
The root is eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in high rainfall grassland. It grows between 600-1,700 m above sea level.
Africa, Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A bulbous plant in the Colchicaceae family growing to about 15 cm tall with small, tube-shaped flowers. It is native to tropical high rainfall grasslands at elevations between 600–1,700 m.
Names & Synonyms
Androcymbium melanthioides var. striatum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) BakerColchicum striatum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.
References (2)
- Herb., E. A., 1981, (As Androcymbium melanthioides var. striatum)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 14 (As Androcymbium melanthioides var. striatum)
