Iridaceae FAMILY

Lapeirousia bainesii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lapeirousia bainesii is a perennial plant producing a single, usually repeatedly-branched, annual stem 30 - 45cm tall from an underground corm[ 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. ]. The edible corms are an important article of food in Namibia, where the plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatHard flat sandy ground, in open or bush country. at elevations from 600 - 1,340 metres[ 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].