Alepidea amatymbica
Alepidea amatymbica
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
The underground rhizomes are able to withstand the heat of bush fires and send out new growth once the fire has passed[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Sow the fresh seed in trays filled with a very well-drained seedling mix. Once sown, the seed should be lightly covered and kept watered until germination takes place. The seedlings are very prone to damping off and so watering should be carefully monitored. Once potted into individual pots, the plants need to be grown until the underground stem develops, after which they can be planted out[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alepidea+amatymbica>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Medicinal Plants of South Africa — van Wyk B.; van Oudtshoorn B.; Gericke N. · Briza Publications; Pretoria, S. Africa. · 1997 · ISBN 1-875093-09-5 ↩︎An excellent guide, containing information on over 130 medicinal herbs of S. Africa. It gives a reasonable description of each plant, with excellent photos and details of medicinal uses and active ingredients.
- [3]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.