Schizocarphus Van der Merwe

Description of the genus

Fairly robust geophytes. Bulb up to 80 mm in diameter, plate plane with a dense ring of branched roots; bulb leaves imbricate, compact, tunic fibrous. Leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, glabrous. Inflorescence many-flowered dense racemes on 1-2 erect pubescent scapes, bracts narrow. Tepals free, stellate, light blue or greenish to white. Fruit a globose capsule. Seeds ovoid, black.

Worldwide: One species from East Africa to South Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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nervosus (Burch.) Van der MerweB,W,C,E,SC,S,WDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Schizocarphus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Schizocarphus
Flora of Malawi: Schizocarphus
Flora of Mozambique: Schizocarphus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Schizocarphus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schizocarphus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizocarphus
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizocarphus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schizocarphus
Plants of the World Online: Schizocarphus
Tropicos: Schizocarphus
Wikipedia: Schizocarphus

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Schizocarphus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2438, retrieved 28 March 2024

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