Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt.

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Tsetsera plateau

Synonyms:	Eucomis undulata Aiton
Common names:	Pineapple flower (English)
Frequency:	Locally common
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial bulbous herb, growing an annual rosette of leaves and a cylindric inflorescence on a fleshy stem. The inflorescence is typically topped by a second, smaller rosette of leaves.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	autumnalis: in autumn, referring to the flowering time. In fact not appropriate to the Zimbabwean plants, which usually flower during the height of the summer rains.
Habitat:	A species of vlei margins and grassland, woodland and moist rocky terrain, mostly in the wetter parts of the country.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Dec - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	MS (other?)
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 23 July 2010
Literature:	Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 4, plate 16

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West African Plants database: Eucomis autumnalis