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Cryptostephanus vansonii
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Bunga Forest, Vumba
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Bunga Forest, Vumba
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| Frequency: | Local | |
| Status: | Native | |
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| Notes: | This uncommon relative of the well-known Clivia is endemic to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent areas of Mozambique. It is most likely to be encountered in the forests of the Vumba, where it grows on rocks and in leaflitter on the forest floor. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | vansonii: named after Mr. Van Son, who first flowered a collected specimen in his Pretoria garden, before it had been described. | |
| Habitat: | In forests, where it grows on rocks and in leaflitter on the forest floor. | |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Mozambique | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
| Growth form: | P | |
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| Endemic status: | NrEnd | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Other sources of information about Cryptostephanus vansonii:
Flora of Mozambique: Cryptostephanus vansoniiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cryptostephanus vansonii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cryptostephanus vansonii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cryptostephanus vansonii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cryptostephanus vansonii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cryptostephanus vansonii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cryptostephanus vansonii
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Cryptostephanus vansonii
West African Plants database: Cryptostephanus vansonii
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