Hypoxis schimperi Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Swampy grassland, wet dambo, stream banks, Philippia thickets on basement complex, pasture, growing on black or sandy soils; at elevations from 990-3,170 metres but mainly from 1,500-2,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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 schimperi world distribution map, present in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65551-1
WFO ID wfo-0000670591
COL ID 3P27G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hypoxis schimperi Hypoxis macrocarpa