Cibirhiza dhofarensis P.Bruyns

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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "Cibirhiza dhofarensis is mainly to be found in the rocky and stony areas of Dhofar, extending from the coast up into the monsoon mountains. Sometimes the tuber is quite inaccessible, so deeply down under the rocks does it grow, and then only the leaves can be gathered. Bunches of the vivid green leaves can frequently be seen after rain growing luxuriantly from holes and cracks in huge slabs of rock, the roots well protected deep down out of reach of even the most digigent digger. These large leaves are deliciously sweet, and were collected and eaten raw, or were cooked as a vegetable. The flowers, and later the pod-like fruits, are also edible - indeed no part of the plant was not eaten. Under suitable conditions, the tuber can grow to an impressive size, like a large sweet potato, but in ... drier areas where the soil is poorer and shallower, rarely exceeds finger size. The most highly prized part of the plant wa the tuber. It was carefully prized from its bed in the earth and the outer skin rubbed or peeled off. The white flesh thus exposed is very succulent, fine-flavoured and sewwt, leaving a delicious aftertaste in the mouth. It is also very filling, and often served to lessen the hungry gap between dawn and dusk milkings. Hunting for these tubers towards the end of the rainy season, and in the three month long season that follows J: serb, provided a rewarding way of passing the long, often monotonous hours spent minding the herds as they grazed or rested from the midday heat, and the tubers were also collected and taken back to the escarpment where they were a much appreciated delicacy". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). In Oman Plant Red Data Book, Patzelt (2015) mentioned that: "The tuber as well as fruit, leaves and flowers are eaten by local people". (Ref. Oman Plant Red Data Book; 2015).

*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387.*https://en.wikipedia.org *https://paulshirleysucculents.wordpress.com *ttp://www.bihrmann.com *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org