Hypoxidaceae FAMILY
Hypoxis decumbens
Hypoxis decumbens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hypoxis decumbens is an evergreen perennial plant producing a bunch of grass-like leaves from a corm-like tuber; it can grow 10 - 40cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - N. Argentina, E. Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Fr. Guiana; C. America - Panama to Guatemala & S. Mexico; Caribbean
HabitatMostly in moist open grassy places, sometimes on dry rocky hillsides or in pine forest; at elevations up to 3,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].