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Tulbaghia alliacea

Moelela [Sesotho]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus: Tulbaghia

 

Tulbaghia alliacea, Southridge Park, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [image Adriaan Grobler ©, from iNaturalist]

 

Leaves are eaten as food (Moteetee & van Wyk 2006).

Publications

  • Moteetee, A. and van Wyk, B-E. 2006. Sesotho names for exotic and indigenous edible plants in southern Africa. Bothalia 36(1): 25-32.