Eriospermum mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker
subsp. mackenii
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Near Eggardon Hill, eastern Vumba Mts.
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Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
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Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
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Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
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Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
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Synonyms:
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Bulbine mackenii Hook. f. Eriospermum junodi Baker Eriospermum veratriforme Poelln.
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal cultivated in Hort. Kew. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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mackenii: after Mark Johnston McKen (1823-1872), Scottish plant collector and herbarium curator at the Durban Botanic Gardens. |
Habitat:
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In rocky grassland. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 1900 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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N,S,W |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Tuesday 16 August 2016 |
Literature:
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Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 90.
Perry, P.L. (2010). Eriospermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 2 - 3. (Includes a picture).
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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: Species information: Eriospermum mackenii subsp. mackenii. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113650, retrieved 4 May 2024
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