Hypoxidaceae FAMILY
Hypoxis upembensis
Hypoxis upembensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hypoxis upembensis is a perennial plant producing a cluster of 5 - 10 grass-like leaves from a globose corm-like tuber; it can grow up to 21cm tall[ 1924 Title The Genus Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Central Africa Publication Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 302-350. 2001 Author Wiland-Szymańska J. Publisher Year 2001 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - southern DR Congo
HabitatGrasslands; at elevations around 1,750 metres[ 1924 Title The Genus Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Central Africa Publication Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 302-350. 2001 Author Wiland-Szymańska J. Publisher Year 2001 ISBN Description ].