Xerophyta eglandulosa

Botanical Description

Xerophyta eglandulosa is an evergreen perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody and persist. The leaves are produced in tufts at the ends of the stems[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a cleanser.