Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Botanical Description

Hypoxis hemerocallidea is a robust, perennial plant growing from a stout corm-like tuber and producing a cluster of 8 - 12 grass-like leaves around 10 - 60cm tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 1928 Title A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3 Publication Strelitzia 41 Author Bredenkamp C.L. Publisher South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria Year 2019 ISBN 978-1-928224-28-0 Description ]. The plant is a very popular medicinal herb in southern Africa, where it is harvested from the wild on a large scale. It is also harvested for the pharmaceutical industry since it has been shown to contain compounds that promote the immune system and inhibit the growth of some cancer cells[ 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 ]. Due to the high demand, there have been some attempts at cultivation of the plant for medicinal use. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations and is grown as an ornamental.