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Crinum minimum
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Synchonous flowering in mopane woodland;
Mfuwe N road;
Nov 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mfuwe N road;
Nov 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mfuwe S road;
Dec 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread and locally abundant |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Plants commonly communal, though spaced, not aggregated. Bulbs up to 8 cm wide. Leaves narrow, linear, mostly up to 0.4 cm wide, erect, with smooth margins. Flowers 1, rarely 2, sessile. Perianth tube pinkish, curved, 8.5-15 cm long; segments acuminate, white with pink dorsal streak. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mwinilunga |
| Notes: | Closely resembles C. walteri Overkott, which is widespread south of the R. Zambezi, differing from this species in the scape arising above ground, perianth segments widely reflexed at anthesis, and the fruits not beaked. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Very varied, from sand plains in areas of high rainfall, to semi-arid mopane woodland on clay. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 550 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D.R. Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Mc,E,Lk,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 26 February 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. 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 84. as Crinum minimum pro parte Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 122. |
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