Velloziaceae FAMILY

Xerophyta pinifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xerophyta pinifolia is an evergreen perennial plant with more or less woody stems that persist; it can grow up to 60cm tall[ 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. , 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The grass-like leaves are found in tufts at the ends of the branches. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a cleaner.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatRocky and dry areas, always on acidic, silicaceous rocks such as granite, gneiss and quartz; at elevations from 100 - 1,200 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].