Albuca (Sturtevant, 1919)

← Albizzia

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919 Albuca (Sturtevant, 1919)

Aletris →

• Accepted name : Albuca canadensis

Albuca major Linn. Liliaceae.

South Africa. In Kaffraria, Thunberg^[1] says the succulent stalk, which is rather mucilaginous, is chewed by the Hottentots and other travellers by way of quenching thirst.

1. ↑ Thunberg, C. P. Travs. 1:146. 1795.