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Cyrtanthus stenanthus
(Long-tubed cyrtanthus, Golden star)
Ifafalelie [Afrikaans]; lepontoana, moroloanane-oa-litsoene
[South Sotho]; umpimpilizi [Swazi]; impingizana encane ebomvu [Zulu]
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> Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus:
Cyrtanthus
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Cyrtanthus stenanthus
var. major,
Mountainlands Nature Reserve, east of Barberton, Mpumalanga, South
Africa. [images RH Archer ©, from
iNaturalist] |
Bulbs are eaten
(Moteetee & van Wyk 2006).
Publications (by date)
- Pooley, E. 1998. A Field Guide to
Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora
Publications Trust, Durban. See p. 40 and p. 232.
- Moteetee, A. and van Wyk, B-E. 2006. Sesotho names for
exotic and indigenous edible plants in southern Africa. Bothalia 36(1): 25-32.
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