Alepidea amatymbica

Botanical Description

Alepidea amatymbica is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a basal rosette of leaves and a flowering stem up to 2 metres tall from a fleshy rhizome[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The roots are sold for medicinal use in many parts of S. Africa.