Moraea unguiculata
Ker Gawl.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb, Corm, Root
The bulbs, corms, and roots are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
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 herb. It is a bulb plant. It grows 20-40 cm tall. There is one narrow channelled leaf. The flowers are enclosed in green spathes. The flowers are white to cream.
Nutrition Score: 44/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulb | 51.3 | 799 | 191 | 1.1 | — | 45 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Names & Synonyms
Iris gracilis Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. [Illegitimate]Iris tricuspis var. minor Jacq.Moraea ceresiana G. J. LewisMoraea gracilis A. Dietr.Moraea tenuis Ker Gawl.Vieusseuxia tenuis (Ker Gawl.) Roem. & Schult.
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 68
- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
