Hypoxis gregoriana Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open glades, swampy grassland, wooded grassland, semi-deciduous bushland, woodland, open forest, edge of montane forest, secondary mountain forest, pasture; at elevations from 1,000-3,650 metres, but mainly between 1,500-2,000 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hypoxis gregoriana world distribution map, present in Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65430-1
WFO ID wfo-0000669117
COL ID 3P243
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hypoxis araneosa Hypoxis gregoriana