Gerbera piloselloides
(L.) Cass.
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It is a plant that has adapted to tolerate fire. It grows in high altitude grasslands. It often flowers are fires.
Africa, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, China, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, SE Asia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
How to Identify
A herb. It does not have a stem. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows from a thickened woody rootstock. It has several slender roots. There can be many leaves or only a few. They come from the roots and spread out. The leaf stalk is 10 cm long. The leaf blade is 4-20 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. It is broadly sword shaped. The root stem is 60 cm long with 2 kinds of female flower parts.
Medicinal Uses
Used in medicine as an anti-oxidant.
Notes
It is used in medicine as an anti-oxidant.
Names & Synonyms
Fotsivolondrenibe, Tsebe-ea-pela
References (3)
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 77
- Letsela, T., et al, 2003, Plant Resources Used for Subsistence in Tsehlanyane and Boking in Lesotho. Economic Botany 57(4): 619-639
