Chlorophytum stolzii
(K.Krause) Weim.
Asparagaceae
Albuca stolzii K.Krause
Anthericum burgeri Cufod.
Anthericum foliatum Poelln.
Anthericum russissiense Poelln.
Anthericum welwitschii Marais & Reilly
Debesia asphodeloides (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Chlorophytum stolzii is a robust evergreen perennial plant growing from a corm-like rhizome with a tuberous rootstock; it produces a basal cluster of long, grass-like leaves and a flowering stem up to 250cm tall[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
,
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
-
- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
Range
Tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
Habitat
Open Brachystegia woodland, tall grassland, often in wet places or along stream banks, growing on clayish or sandy soils; rocks; cataracts; also ruderal; at elevations from 50 - 2,000 metres
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Chlorophytum species require a frost free climate, and can succeed from the subtropical zone to the tropics, in moist to humid climates[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Species in this genus seem to be adapted to a wide range of conditions in cultivation, though they are generally found in soils rich in organic matter and can succeed in full sun or in shade[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
]
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten[
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
].
Medicinal
The bulb is used in the treatment of fungal infection on children’s heads[
2044- Title
- Useful Plants of Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Third Edition)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Paul Latham & Augustin Konda ku Mbuta
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-9554208-70
- Description
- An excellent publication, clear and precise by people who know their subject. Originally published in French, then translated into English and also made available in two parts in PDF format as a download from the internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Division
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
