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Asparagaceae FAMILY

Chlorophytum stolzii

Chlorophytum stolzii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chlorophytum stolzii is a robust evergreen perennial plant growing from a corm-like rhizome with a tuberous rootstock; it produces a basal cluster of long, grass-like leaves and a flowering stem up to 250cm tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 2044 Title Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition) Publication Author Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta Publisher Year 2017 ISBN 978-0-9554208-70 Description An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
HabitatOpen Brachystegia woodland, tall grassland, often in wet places or along stream banks, growing on clayish or sandy soils; rocks; cataracts; also ruderal; at elevations from 50 - 2,000 metres