Swaziland's Flora Database
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Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. (name current 2016) iboya imbita inkhomfe zifozonke (Hypoxis rooperi) Hypoxidaceae Growth form: Herb Found within protected areas Schedule B Medicinal Other uses Destructive harvesting Red Data Book Information: Status: DD Very widely used. Still very widespread and abundant in the wild. Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*): Hypoxis rooperi - Robust. Tuber slightly bristly. Leaves rather stiff, arching outwards, tapering gradually from base to tip, up to 60 cm long x 2 cm wide, closely white-hairy near base, more sparsely above. lnflorescence axis nearly as long as leaves, relatively slender; flowers few, rather loosely arranged on slender stalks. Perianth up to 18 mm long. * Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication. |
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References Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to Wild Flowers Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. |