Curculigo seychellensis

Botanical Description

Curculigo seychellensis is a perennial plant producing leaves up to 2.5 metres long from a perennial tuber. The petiole can be 30 - 45cm long, armed with spreading prickles[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of a tying material. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is widespread and locally abundant in the Seychelles, though it is threatened by fires in the dry habitats it favours. Intrinsic factors such as its restricted range and limited dispersal are other potential threats to this species. It is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].