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Chlorophytum macrophyllum
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Plant found growing in riverine habitat
Woodland
NW of Katete town
Jan 2012
Photo: Nick Wightman
Close up of the flower
Woodland
NW of Katete town
Jan 2012
Photo: Nick Wightman
Close up of the dense inflorescence
Woodland
cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Dec 2015
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Anthericum macrophyllum A. Rich. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial, 60-90 cm high, plants often in clumps. Leaves in a basal rosette, large, more or less broadly lanceolate, up to 90 × 12 cm, hairless. Peduncle terete, hairless. Inflorescence unbranched, dense; floral bracts small, hairless. Pedicels clustered, up to 9 at the lower nodes, 8-13 mm long. Flowers white; tepals 5-veined. Filaments shorter than anthers. Capsule shallowly deltoid, 5-8 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | macrophyllum: big-leaved |
| Habitat: | In woodland, along streambanks, often on stony doleritic soils. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from Sierra leone to Ethiopia and south to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,C,Lk |
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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: | Tuesday 19 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 85 - 86. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 104. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Chlorophytum macrophyllum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum macrophyllumAfrican Plant Database: Chlorophytum macrophyllum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum macrophyllum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chlorophytum macrophyllum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum macrophyllum
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum macrophyllum
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