Xerophyta dasylirioides

Botanical Description

Xerophyta dasylirioides is a much-branched, evergreen perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody; it can grow up to 2 metres tall[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a cleaner and for kindling.