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Zygotritonia bongensis

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Identification
Isotype of Tritonia bongensis Pax [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbr. [family IRIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by P. Goldblatt, 1989 Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbr. [family IRIDACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Zygotritonia crocea
  • Zygotritonia bongensis
  • Tritonia bongensis

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Entry for Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mmildbr. [family IRIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mmildbr. [family IRIDACEAE]
Zygotritonia crocea Stapf. [family IRIDACEAE]
Uses
corm fruit Food: general
Description
An erect herb with leaves to 2 cm wide, and leaves and inflorescence to 60 cm high; flowers yellow-green or brown reddish; on shallow soil over rock on the savanna in Guinea, Mali and N and S Nigeria, and in NE Africa.The fruits and corms are eaten in Guinea in time of famine (1–3).
References
as Z. crocea Stapf.:1. Dalziel, 1937: 488. 2. Irvine, 1952, a: 30. 3. Irvine, 1952 b: 16.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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