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1306.010 Crocosmia
CURTONUS N.E. Br.
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Foliage leaves mostly basal, plane or plicate. Flowers actinomorphic (aurea) or zygomorphic (paniculata) with stamens arched under the upper tepal; in shades of orange to red; tepals united into a perianth tube. Stamens and style well exserted from the tepals. Fruit a capsule. Seeds spherical, hard, shiny. Worldwide: 9 species in tropical and South Africa |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch. subsp. aurea | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| paniculata (Klatt) Goldblatt | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E |
Key to Species
Display keyOther sources of information about Crocosmia:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Crocosmia pageFlora of Mozambique: Crocosmia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Crocosmia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Crocosmia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Crocosmia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crocosmia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Crocosmia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Crocosmia
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