Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Ammocharis coranica
Ammocharis coranica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ammocharis coranica is a perennial plant producing a rosette of short, sword-shaped leaves and a central flowering stem up to 30cm long from a large, underground bulb that can be 30cm in diameter[ 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots. ]. The bulb is harvested from the wild for local use as an adhesive. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, particularly in specialist collections.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa.
HabitatSandy soils[ 394 Title Flora Capensis Publication Author Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E. Website http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls= Publisher Year 1909 ISBN Description Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online. ].