Contributor
The University of Arizona Herbarium
Creator
Homer Leroy Shantz
Description
Testudinaria elephantipes or elephants food. This plant closely related to Dioscorea (yams), was eaten by the Hottentots but is now used only by animals & baboon. The tuber has a corky cover. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 25, 1919]
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Title
azu_shantz_19190825_36125_m
Created
1919-08-25
City
Cape Town
City Then
Cape Town
Continent
Africa
Country
South Africa
Country Then
South Africa
Place
Kirstenbosch
Province
Western Cape
Is this item in the public domain?
No
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