1046.000 Agapanthus L'Hér.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs from a rhizomatous root stock; roots fleshy. Leaves basal, 2-ranked; lamina strap-like, leathery; bases slightly swollen in deciduous species. Inflorescence an umbel subtended by two large membranous bracts. Flowers funnel-shaped or tubular; blue or white; tepals united below into a short tube. Fruit 3-angled capsule, loculicidal. Seeds several per chamber, black, flat, winged.

Worldwide: 7 species in Cape Province South Africa

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
inapertus P. Beauv. subsp. intermedius F.M. Leight.	M	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Agapanthus
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