Gladiolus zambesiacus
Baker
Iridaceae
Gladiolus buchananii Baker
Common Name:
General Information
Gladiolus zambesiacus is a perennial plant growing from an underground corm around 15mm in diameter. It produces 6 - 7 sword-shaped leaves, growing around 45 - 75cm tall[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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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The edible corms are sometimes gathered from the wild and consumed locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- 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.
Range
E. Africa - Malawi, Mozambique.
Habitat
Exposed, rocky, montane habitats, often in thin soil in rocky crevices, where it is seasonally wet but well-drained in the rainy season then bakes completely dry in the dry season[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Bulb |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of higher elevations in the moderately dry tropics, growing in areas with a fairly wet rainy season, then a very hot dry season[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
Edible Uses
Corm[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
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- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
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- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
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- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. The corms are around 15mm in diameter[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -sow thinly in a pot and grow on without transplanting for the first year. Pot up the small bulbs when they are dormant[
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- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
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- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
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Division. Young corms can be separated from the parent plant and should be planted out 12 cm deep, spaced at 12cm. Deep planting helps the plants stay upright[
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
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- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
