Hypoxidaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hypoxis goetzei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hypoxis goetzei is a perennial plant with fleshy roots growing from a corm-like tuber; it produces a cluster of grass-like leaves, growing up to 80cm tall[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe

HabitatBurnt grassland, Brachystegia woodland, forest margins; at elevations from 900 - 2,600 metres, but mainly between 1,200 - 2,000 metres[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. , 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 ]