H. hemerocallidea, commonly known as African potato, is a memberof Hypoxidaceae family. The plant is a perennialwith long, strap-shaped leaves and yellow, star-shaped flowers. It has a wide distribution in the grassland areas of South Africa. The plant inhabits coastal areas of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as well as major parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces