Iridaceae FAMILY

Lapeirousia schimperi

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lapeirousia schimperi is a perennial plant producing a single, usually several-branched, annual stem 20 - 100 tall from an underground corm[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. 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 RangeEastern and southern Africa - Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatMoist, open grasslands[ 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. Moist situations in otherwise largely arid country. It typically occurs in washes, the so-called omurambas of Namibia, dambo margins, stream sides, seasonal marshes, and in damp grassland[ 725 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. Year 1990 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].