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Chlorophytum cameronii
pterocaulon
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Wet dambo in black muck soil
Luchindasi dambo
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Wet dambo in black muck soil
Luchindasi dambo
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Wet dambo in black muck soil
Luchindasi dambo
Feb 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Anthericum buchananii Baker Anthericum pterocaulon Welw. ex Baker Anthericum speciosum Rendle Anthericum zanguebaricum Baker Chlorophytum pterocaulon (Baker) Kativu Chlorophytum pterocaulon (Welw. ex Baker) Kativu Chlorophytum zanguebaricum (Baker) Nordal |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herb, up to 85 cm tall, growing from a short, horizontal, regularly constricted rhizome with fibrous remains of old leaf bases; roots slender and wiry with distant tubers; leaves 4 – 6 per plant in 2 rows, broadly linear, narrowed and sheathing below, attenuate above, 7 – 85 x 0.5 – 4.5 cm, glabrous with midribs prominent, leaf bases without reddish-brown stripes or spots; peduncle flat and narrowly winged above, up to 40 cm long, glabrous; inflorescence unbranched, up to 16 cm long, flowers sparsely arranged; floral bracts to 12 mm long, lanceolate; pedicles articulated below middle, 1 – 7 per node, c. 14 mm long in fruit; perianth whitish to pinkish; tepals 8-17 mm long, (3)5-7 veined; stamens slightly shorter than tepals, in two groups usually with 4 in upper and 2 in lower; filaments glabrous, shorter or about as long as anthers; style declinate, slightly exserted above stamen; capsule obovoid to shallow deltoid, transversely ridged, covered in remains of dry perianth; seeds irregularly folded, c. 1 mm across. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | var. cameronii has cataphylls and outer leaf-bases with reddish brown stripes/spots while var. pterocaulon does not. Red Data list status: Widespread; not threatened |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and grassland, in seasonally wet areas and in swampy places. |
| Altitude range: | 50 - 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Cameroon east to Somalia south to Angola across to Mozambique. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 287. Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 44 - 45. 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. as Chlorophytum pterocaulon Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 40. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Chlorophytum cameronii var. pterocaulon
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum cameroniiAfrican Plant Database: Chlorophytum cameronii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum cameronii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chlorophytum cameronii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum cameronii
JSTOR Plant Science: Chlorophytum cameronii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum cameronii
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum cameronii
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Wikipedia: Chlorophytum cameronii
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