Asparagaceae FAMILY

Chlorophytum comosum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chlorophytum comosum is an evergreen perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it produces a clump of grass-like basal leaves and flowering stems that can be up to 35cm tall[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ] The plant is sometimes used medicinally. It is very commonly grown as an outdoor ornamental and is also one of the most popular of house plants, and can be used as a ground cover. There are some named varieties[ 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern Africa - Sudan and Ethiopia, south to S. Africa; Western Africa - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon

HabitatUndergrowth in rain-forest and riverine forest on brown to black loamy clay, also in crevices in rocks along streams, sometimes epiphytic or penetrating into more open and drier areas; at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ].