Eriospermum kirkii Baker
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Valley of Zambezi River, Mapeia district, Zambezia province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Valley of Zambezi River, Mapeia district, Zambezia province
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb up to 25 cm high, 1-several growing points developing from a globose tuber. Leaves 1-2 per growing point, elliptic to lanceolate up to 10 cm long, bright green, hairless; leaf sheath above ground for up to 50 mm, dark red, becoming paler towards the leaf blade. Inflorescences 1-2 per growing point on a peduncle up to 20 cm long, 12-15-flowered. Flowers urn-shaped, c. 12 mm in diameter with tepals recurved, white to pale pink with a broad red-streaked mid-vein; stamens white. Capsule ovoid 6-8 mm long, emarginate; tepals persistent. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858 |
Habitat:
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In poor dry sandy soils on grassy flats, mopane woodland or miombo woodland. |
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25 - 1000 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Z |
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Friday 14 October 2016 |
Literature:
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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 90.
Perry, P.L. (2010). Eriospermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 6 - 7. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Eriospermum kirkii. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113640, retrieved 30 March 2023
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