Ornithogalum flexuosum (Thunb.) U. Müll. -Doblies & D. Müll. -Doblies

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Monavale Vlei, Harare

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Castle Beacon, Vumba

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Synonyms:	Hyacinthus flexuosus Thunb. Ornithogalum bulbinelloides Baker Ornithogalum ornithogaloides (Kunth) Oberm. Ornithogalum zeyheri Baker
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Description:	Slender, hairless, perennial herb, up to 30 cm high growing from a bulb c. 15 mm wide. Leaves 4–7, terete, up to 40 cm long, sheathing at base. Inflorescence 6–12 cm long, 10–20 flowered; pedicels 7–18 mm long, spreading to erect in flower. Flowers pure white, with tepals narrowly ovate, 4–6 mm long. Capsule obovoid, 6 mm wide.
Type location:	South Africa
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Habitat:	Along river banks and in wet sandy soils.
Altitude range:	1200 - 1900 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	W
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. As Ornithogalum ornithogaloides Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. As Ornithogalum ornithogaloides 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 91. as Ornithogalum ornithogaloides Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 123. as Ornithogalum ornithogaloides

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