Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Thalia geniculata
Common name:
Arrowroot, Bent alligator flag, Fire flag
Family:
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant)
Distribution:
Africa, Central and South America
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local consumption of its edible leaves and roots.
Links:
Useful Tropical Plants
•
Wikipedia
Locations
1:
Aquatic plants at water-lily pools
(Water lily PONDS)
• Accession: 2013-282/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Aquatic plants at water-lily pools
(Water lily PONDS)
• Accession: 2013-282/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Old Conserve beds
(Conserve)
• Accession: 2013-282/4 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4:
Seed Store
• Accession: 2013-282 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual