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Eminium spiculatum (Blume) Schott

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Toxic
Blooming period
March to May
Seed collection period
June to August
Potential medicinal uses
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • No perianth
Life form
  • Geophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Eminium
Family
Araceae
Wikidata item
Q15323943
GBIF Item
Eminium spiculatum (Blume) Schott (2867716)

References

  1. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  2. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  3. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. Hinnawi, Nadeen Sadeq Abdullah. “An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in the Northern West Bank,” 2010.

Citation

Eminium spiculatum (Blume) Schott in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/1687 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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