Colchicaceae FAMILY
Camptorrhiza strumosa
Camptorrhiza strumosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Camptorrhiza strumosa is a perennial plant producing a single, erect, unbranched stem 5 - 40cm tall from an underground corm[ 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible tuber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, S. Africa.
HabitatGrowing in small colonies in open, sandy habitats[ 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ].