Common name: Star-flower, Sterblom, 'African Potato'
Family: Hypoxidaceae
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Country of Origin: southern Africa
Description:
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.
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Source: Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery
Provenance:
Plants from Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery, ex Ellen Hornig collection, April 8 2024.
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
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- Family: Hypoxidaceae
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References:
Beate Hölscher. 2009. Hypoxis hemerocallidea. PlantZAfica. Last accessed April 8 2024.
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