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Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Plant
Common names: star flower, yellow star (Eng.); sterblom, geelsterretjie, gifbol (Afr.); moli kharatsa, lotsane (S Sotho); inkomfe, inkomfe enkulu (Zulu), inongwe, ilabatheka, ixhalanxa, ikhubalo lezithunzela (Xhosa), tshuka (Tsw.). Wrongly called African potato.
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... bitter taste. Seeds are hard, black, smooth and glossy. Hypoxis hemerocallidea is fire-tolerant, and occurs widely in ... garden. It grows well in full sun in well-drained soil. Hypoxis hemerocallidea flowers freely throughout summer. The ...

09/11/2009 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Hypoxis membranacea

Plant
Common names: small white star flower
Family: Hypoxidaceae

small white star flower Kirstenbosch NBG Hypoxis membranacea is a small, deciduous, clump-forming, ... to wild fires and, like many members of the family, Hypoxis membranacea is deciduous and can survive grassland ... bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) is often found in H. hemerocallidea attacking the seed pod and damaging the ...

22/06/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Hypoxis

Plant
Common names: yellow stars, star lily, african potato (Eng.); sterretjie, Afrika-patat (Afr.); inkomfe, ilabatheka (isiZulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... (isiZulu) KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium Being geophytic herbs, Hypoxis plants overcome winter conditions in the form of an ... across its diameter to expose the small black seeds. Hypoxis  flowers are short-lived and are pollinated by ... Hardy species with large corms and strong leaves like  H. hemerocallidea, H. colchicifolia, H. obtusa  and  H. ...

05/04/2004 | | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Information Library item
Author: Scott G., Springfield E.P.   |   Date: 2004
Source: 1   |   Copyright: South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African Medical Research Council, University of the Western Cape

... juice is applied to burn wounds. Scott G. Springfield E.P. Hypoxis hemerocallidea medicinal plants South African National ... Medical Research Council University of the Western Cape Hypoxis hemerocallidea ...

Hypoxis hemerocallidea, medicinal plants

Hypoxis colchicifolia

Plant
Common names: broad-leaved hypoxis (Eng.); iLabatheka (Zulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

broad-leaved hypoxis (Eng.); iLabatheka (Zulu) KwaZulu-Natal NBG As with a ... of liquid fertiliser will help develop strong plants. Hypoxis colchicifolia Bak. Hypoxis colchicifolia Tubers are used for impotency and ...

02/06/2003 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Rhodohypoxis baurii

Plant
Common names: red star (Eng.); rooisterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... and also between Rhodohypoxis and the white form of Hypoxis parvula,  has been observed in nature. Very little ... MacOwan to Kew, where it was described by Baker in 1876 as Hypoxis baurii. In 1946 the genus Rhodohypoxis was ... the same family as the southern African genera Empodium, Hypoxis, Pauridia, Saniella and Spiloxene. Rhodohypoxis ...

04/06/2007 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Empodium veratrifolium

Plant
Common names: West Coast star (Eng.); breëblaar sterretjie; Weskus sterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... however E. veratrifolium had previously been described as Hypoxis veratrifolia by the German botanist C.L. Willdenow in ... Hypoxidaceae comprises six other genera: Curculigo , Hypoxis , Hypoxidia , Molineria , Pauridia and Rhodohypoxis . ... are endemic to southern Africa. The medicinally important Hypoxis , by far the largest genus with about 100 species, ...

09/10/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Spiloxene

Plant
Common names: golden star (Eng.); sterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... filled with air spaces. Unlike their well known relatives, Hypoxis and Rhodohypoxis, plants of Spiloxene are entirely ... to the medicinal and horticultural importance of  Hypoxis  and  Rhodohypoxis,  the genus  Spiloxene  has ...

24/09/2007 | | Compton Herbarium

Pauridia aquatica

Plant
Common names: Cape star (Eng.); sterretjie, vleiblommetjie, vlei-uintjie, watersterblom, watersterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... the genera: Curciligo, Empodium, Heliacme, Hypoxidia, Hypoxis, Molineria and Rhodohypoxis ,  and the recent ... the genus Pauridia (2 species), was amplified to include Hypoxis sect. Ianthe, Saniella and Spiloxene . The name ...

04/05/2015 | | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Felicia amelloides

Plant
Common names: blue felicia bush, shrubby felicia, bush felicia, blue felicia, blue marguerite, blue daisy bush, Paris daisy (Eng.); bloumagriet, blou-astertjie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... (stalked bulbine), Eucomis autumnalis (pineapple flower), Hypoxis hemerocallidea (star flower or African potato) and Watsonia . ...

03/10/2005 | | Pretoria NBG

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