Taxon

Siphonochilus aethiopicus

 
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Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Wildegemmer, Natal ginger, Wild ginger, Indungulo, isiphephetho
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Common name: Wildegemmer, Natal ginger, Wild ginger, Indungulo, isiphephetho
Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger)
Distribution: Southern Africa
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Critically Endangered
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: The cone shaped rhizomes and fleshy roots are dug up and sold on the muthi markets around the country. Micropropagation by tissue culture has brought this species back from the brink of extinction although the wild populations are reportedly almost totally depleted.
Links: iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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