Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Allium alibile
Allium alibile
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Allium alibile is a perennial plant growing from a globose to oblong, corm-like bulb[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNortheast Africa - Ethiopia, ?Sudan to Saudi Arabia.
HabitatDry Acacia open bushland on light gypsum soil with a rich herb flora; grassland; rocky grassy slopes often among Juniperus; at elevations around 1,600 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].