Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Hypoxis
Species:
H. hemerocallidea
Binomial name
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Fisch.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypoxis elata Hook.f. nom. illeg.
  • Hypoxis obconica Nel
  • Hypoxis patula Nel
  • Hypoxis rooperi T.Moore

Hypoxis hemerocallidea, the African star grass or African potato, is a medicinal plant in the Hypoxidaceae family. It is native to southern Africa from South Africa as far north as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2][3] This plant is the best known member of this genus.

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Gillmer, M.; Symmonds, R. (1999). "Seed collection and germination: Hypoxis hemerocallidea". Plantlife. 21 (36): 37.
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