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Chlorophytum andongense
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Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya.
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Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya.
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| Synonyms: |
Chlorophytum longipes Baker Chlorophytum pedunculosum Poelln. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, 65-200 cm high, growing from a short, thick, vertical rhizome with extensive thick fusiform roots. Leaves 4-7 in a basal rosette, oblong-lanceolate, 25-80 cm long, hairless, sheathing at the base, often pseudo-petiolate. Inflorescence a lax panicle, up to 80 cm long (excluding peduncle). Pedicels articulated above the middle, lower ones 4-9 per node, up to 30 mm long in fruit. Flowers greenish, urn-shaped; tepals narrow, 3-veined,scabrid on the margins. Stamens shorter than the perianth; filaments longer than anthers; style more or less as long as stamens. Capsule obovoid, shallowly deltoid, 5-9 mm long. |
| Notes: | Generally similar to Chlorophytum macrosporum but that species differs in the much larger, obovoid, deeply 3-lobed fruit and narrower, linear-lanceolate leaves with conspicuous wavy margins. |
| Derivation of specific name: | andongense: named for Punto Andongo in Angola. |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and along forest margins, often on termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 21 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 70 - 72. (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 85. Meerts, P. (2015). Anthericaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Novelle Serie) Jardin Botanique Meise Pages 50 - 52. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 104. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 40. |
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Flora of Malawi: Chlorophytum andongenseFlora of Zambia: Chlorophytum andongense
Flora of Zimbabwe: Chlorophytum andongense
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum andongenseAfrican Plant Database: Chlorophytum andongense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum andongense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chlorophytum andongense
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chlorophytum andongense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum andongense
JSTOR Plant Science: Chlorophytum andongense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum andongense
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum andongense
Tropicos: Chlorophytum andongense
Wikipedia: Chlorophytum andongense
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