Crinum macowanii
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Cascades rd near Morumbodzi River crossing, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Theo van der Merwe
10 kms south of the Temane gas works, Bokplaas Farm, near Inhassoro
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| Synonyms: |
Crinum johnstonii Baker Crinum pedicellatum Pax |
| Common names: | Common vlei-lily (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Bulb globose, up to 20 cm in diameter. Leaves in a rosette, blue-green or occasionally green, up to 118 × 4-22 cm broad, without a distinct scabrous midrib or keel; margin scabrid, slightly to markedly undulate. Flowers 2-18 per umbel. Perianth segments white with a pink keel. Fruits green fading to dull yellow. Seeds with a greyish, water-repellent outer covering over a green photosynthetic layer, variable in shape, floating in water. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | Zimudzi et al. in Flora Zambesiaca give the altitude range as 600 - 1400 m. However, in Mozambique the species occurs at much lower altitudes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | macowanii: Named after Peter MacOwan (1830-1909), English botanist and teacher who collected extensively in the Eastern Cape. |
| Habitat: | In vleis and moist grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | From S Ethiopia to South Africa, including Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 12 March 2014 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 200 - 201. (Includes a picture). Bolnick, D. (2007). A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighbouring Regions Revised Edition. WECS, Lusaka, Zambia Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 249. (Includes a picture). 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. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 3 - 4. As Crinum pedicellatum (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. N0. 11, plate 27 & 28 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 37. Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 129 - 130. |
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