Iridaceae FAMILY

Gladiolus gregarius

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gladiolus spicatus is a slender perennial plant producing a single, grass-like stem 1 metres or more tall from an underground corm[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The edible corm is gathered from the wild and consumed locally. It is sometimes sold in local markets, and is also used for local medicinal purposes[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Uganda and Tanzania, south to Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.

HabitatMoist savannah[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].