Asparagaceae FAMILY

Drimia elata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Drimia elata is a perennial bulbous plant producing a flowering stem up to 45cm long followed by a cluster of leaves about 30cm long[ 394 Title Flora Capensis Publication Author Hiern. W.P.; Brown N.E. Website http://www.aluka.org/action/doBrowse?sa=1&st=662543&execbr=&sls= Publisher Year 1909 ISBN Description Rather dated, and many of the botanical names have been changed since it was written, but contains a wealth of information about plants of southern Africa. It can be downloaded or viewed online. ]. The bulb is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola, south to S. Africa.

HabitatUpland grass savannah that is subject to burning; also on rocky sites[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].