Albuca (Sturtevant, 1919)

← Albizzia

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

Aletris →

Albuca major

• Accepted name : Albuca canadensis

Albuca major Linn. Liliaceae.

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