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Chlorophytum calyptrocarpum
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Sandy seepage zone among rocky outcrop
Kundalila Falls
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Sandy seepage zone among rocky outcrop
Kundalila Falls
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Anthericum caespitosum Dinter Anthericum calyptrocarpum Baker Anthericum curvifolium K. Krause Anthericum tenellum Welw. ex Baker |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herb, small and grass-like, growing from a short, vertical, regularly constricted rhizome with fibrous remains of old leaf bases; roots spongy, cylindrical, often reduced to elongated sessile tubers; leaves fascicled, up to 10 per plant, filiform, 12 -18 cm long, glandular spotted, margins ciliate, leaf bases dilated; peduncle bracteates, terete, glandular spotted, up to 75 cm long, sterile bracts lanceolate; inflorescence a panicle with up to 7 branches, c. 60 cm long, sometimes bearing small plantlets; floral bracts minute, glabrous; pedicles articulated below middle, lower ones 2 per node, upper ones solitary, c. 4 mm long in fruit; perianth white; tepals 3-veined; stamens shorter than perianth; filaments filiform, longer than anthers; style as long as stamen; capsule small, shallow deltoid, glabrous, covered in remains of dry perianth; seeds irregularly folded, c. 0.9 mm across. |
| Type location: |
Namibie |
| Notes: | Red Data list status: Widespread; not threatened |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In seasonally wet grasslands, stream banks or seepage areas, often in clay soils or shallow sandy loams overlying rock. |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Angola east to Mozambique south to N South Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 53 - 55. (Includes a picture). 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 85. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum calyptrocarpumAfrican Plant Database: Chlorophytum calyptrocarpum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum calyptrocarpum
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