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Botanical name |
Eucomis autumnalis |
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Other names |
Pineapple flower; Eucomis undulata; Pynappelblom (Afrikaans) |
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Family |
Liliaceae OR Hyacinthaceae; bulbous plant; perennial |
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Description of stem |
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Description of leaves |
Long, broad leaves with pointed ends and undulating edges |
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Description of flowers |
Characteristic leafy coma crowning the inflorescence below which a cylindric spread of small lily-shaped yellow-green to whitish flowers, densely packed around a thick stalk; flowering from December to March |
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Description of seed/fruit |
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Description of roots |
A brown, oval shaped bulb of up to 12 cm in diameter |
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Uses |
Garden plant; decoctions of the bulb have been used for a variety of ailments |
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Location |
Open grassland, in hilly areas among rocks and trees |
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