Lapeirousia littoralis
Baker
Iridaceae
Lapeirousia burchellii Baker
Lapeirousia caudata Schinz
Lapeirousia delagoensis Baker
Lapeirousia lacinulata Vaupel
Lapeirousia ramosissima Dinter
Lapeirousia streyi Suess.
Common Name:
General Information
Lapeirousia littoralis is a perennial plant growing 5 - 35cm tall from an underground corm. The plant produces a single stem, which is often unbranched but can have one or more branches, often clustered near the base[
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- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77
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- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible corms.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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725- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
Africa - Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
Habitat
Usually favours sandy, well-drained soils, sometimes occurring on sand dunes[
725- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Corm |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Pollinators | Moths |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The corms are a valued food, eaten after roasting in hot ashes[
725- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
]. The corms can be 10 - 14mm wide near their base[
725- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
