Chlorophytum transvaalense (Baker) Kativu

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Chlorophytum transvaalense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province

Chlorophytum transvaalense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province

Chlorophytum transvaalense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province

Chlorophytum transvaalense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province

Chlorophytum transvaalense

Photo: Ton Rulkens
Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province

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Synonyms: Anthericum indutum Poelln.
Anthericum transvaalense Baker
Anthericum vestitum Schinz
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Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb, up to 80 cm tall, growing from a horizontal, woody rhizome. Leaves in a basal rosette, linear, up to 18 cm long, flat, white pubescent. Peduncle densely white-pubescent and with small leaf-like bracts. Inflorescence unbranched, fairly dense with flowers solitary at the nodes. Tepals white, c. 13 mm long, 3-veined; stamens shorter than perianth. Capsule obovoid 6-7 mm long, transversely ridged.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: transvaalense: from the Transvaal, South Africa
Habitat: In grassland on rocky ground.
Altitude range: Up to 700 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Southern Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution: M
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Content last updated: Thursday 27 October 2016
Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 55. (Includes a picture).

Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 57 - 58.

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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Flora of Zimbabwe: Chlorophytum transvaalense

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum transvaalense
African Plant Database: Chlorophytum transvaalense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum transvaalense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chlorophytum transvaalense
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chlorophytum transvaalense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum transvaalense
JSTOR Plant Science: Chlorophytum transvaalense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum transvaalense
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum transvaalense
Tropicos: Chlorophytum transvaalense
Wikipedia: Chlorophytum transvaalense


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Chlorophytum transvaalense.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113570, retrieved 28 March 2024

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