Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hypoxidaceae Genus: Hypoxis Species: H. hemerocallidea
Binomial name
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Synonyms
Hypoxis rooperi

Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African star grass, African potato) is an medicinal plant native to South Africa in the Hypoxidaceae family. This plant is the best known member of this genus, and it has significantly inhibit metabolism of anti-HIV (AIDS virus).

References

• Gillmer, M. & Symmonds, R. 1999. Seed collection and germination: Hypoxis hemerocallidea. Plantlife 21: 36, 37.
• Mills E et al. Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism. AIDS 19: 95 – 97, 2005.

External links

• University of Natal: Hypoxis hemerocallidea