Accession Data
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Common Name: Star-flower, Sterblom, 'African Potato'
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Country of Origin: southern Africa
Uses: The corms are probably the most widely-used muti (traditional medicine) plant in South Africa, as a treatment for cancer, parasitic diseases, arthritis, anxiety and many other ailments. The corms can be toxic.
Accession Data
Accession #: 202400033
Accession Date: 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 6001
Quantity: 2
Source: Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery
Provenance:
Plants from Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery, ex Ellen Hornig collection, April 8 2024.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Flowering Data:
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References
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Beate Hölscher. 2009. Hypoxis hemerocallidea. PlantZAfica. Last accessed April 8 2024.
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