Hypoxidaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Hypoxis fischeri colliculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hypoxis fischeri colliculata is a robust perennial plant with grass-like leaves growing from a corm-like tuber; it can grow up to 75cm tall[ 1923 Title The genus Hypoxis L. (Hypoxidaceae) in the East Tropical Africa: variability, distribution and conservation status Publication Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 14: 1-129, 2009 Author Wiland-Szymańska J. Website http://10.2478/v10119-009-0011-5 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 1923 Title The genus Hypoxis L. (Hypoxidaceae) in the East Tropical Africa: variability, distribution and conservation status Publication Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 14: 1-129, 2009 Author Wiland-Szymańska J. Website http://10.2478/v10119-009-0011-5 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - DR Congo, Tanzania

HabitatMontane grasslands with clusters of shrubs and trees, upland pasture, among rocks on fireswept eroded hillside; at elevations from 2,300 - 2,500 metres[ 1923 Title The genus Hypoxis L. (Hypoxidaceae) in the East Tropical Africa: variability, distribution and conservation status Publication Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 14: 1-129, 2009 Author Wiland-Szymańska J. Website http://10.2478/v10119-009-0011-5 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ]