Lapeirousia littoralis

Botanical Description

Lapeirousia littoralis is a perennial plant growing 5 - 35cm tall from an underground corm. The plant produces a single stem, which is often unbranched but can have one or more branches, often clustered near the base[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible corms.