Chlorophytum subpetiolatum
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Anthericum bifoliatum Poelln Anthericum bragae Engl. Anthericum dimorphum Poelln Anthericum laurentii De Wild. var. minor Anthericum monophyllum Baker Anthericum stolzii Engl. & K. Krause Anthericum subpetiolatum Baker Anthericum triphyllum Baker Chlorophytum fusiforme Rendle Chlorophytum moniliforme Rendle Chlorophytum unyikense Engl. & K. Krause Debesia minor (De Wild.) Robyns & Tournay |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Solitary or clumped plants up to 70 cm tall growing from a thick, regularly constricted rhizome with spongy fusiform swollen roots tapering to the tips; leaves often dimorphic, 1-7 in 2 rows or almost so, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, erect, 4-70 x 1-2 cm., hairless or pubescent with scabrid or ciliate margins; peduncles 1-3 per plant, angled, often glabrous at base and pubescent above, up to 36 cm long; pedicels articulated below middle, up to 5 mm long in fruit, 1-3 per node; perianth white, tepals 7.5-15 mm long, 3(5) veined, stamens shorter than perianth; capsule rounded to deltoid in cross section smooth or slightly ridged; seeds irregularly folded, c.1.6 mm across. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | subpetiolatum: somewhat stalked, in reference the pseudopetiolate nature of the leaves |
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| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widely distributed from Ethiopia through Central and East Africa south to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 289. Champluvier, D. et Maquet, P. (1988). Liliaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 32. As Anthericum subpetiolatum (Includes a picture). Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 50 - 54. (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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 57. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 26. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 41. |
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