Camptorrhiza strumosa
(Baker) Oberm.
Colchicaceae
Camptorrhiza flexuosa (Baker) Sterling
Camptorrhiza junodii (Schinz) Sterling
Camptorrhiza schlechteri (Engl.) E.Phillips
Iphigenia dinteri Dammer ex Schinz
Iphigenia flexuosa Baker
Iphigenia guineensis Baker
Iphigenia junodii Schinz
Iphigenia schlechteri Engl.
Iphigenia strumosa Baker
Iphigeniopsis flexuosa (Baker) Buxb.
Iphigeniopsis junodii (Schinz) Buxb.
Iphigeniopsis schlechteri (Engl.) Buxb.
Iphigeniopsis strumosa (Baker) Buxb.
Melanthium guineense Welw. ex Baker
Common Name:
General Information
Camptorrhiza strumosa is a perennial plant producing a single, erect, unbranched stem 5 - 40cm tall from an underground corm[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
-
- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible tuber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southern Africa - Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, S. Africa.
Habitat
Growing in small colonies in open, sandy habitats[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
-
- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Corm |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of semi-arid areas in the tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations from 45 - 1,530 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Edible Uses
Corm[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
-
- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
]. The corm is small and is fairly deep in the soil, so is difficult to find and harvest[
775- Title
- Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle
- Publication
-
- Author
- Leffers A.
- Publisher
- Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 99916-0-491-X
- Description
- Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
