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Pancratium tenuifolium
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Photo: Colin Wenham
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Colin Wenham
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Colin Wenham
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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| Synonyms: |
Pancratium chapmannii Harv. Pancratium trianthum sensu auctt. |
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| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Bulbous perennial. Leaves linear, up to 35 cm long, normally just starting to develop at flowering time. Flowers 1-2 on a lateral peduncle. Perianth lobes linear, white, up to 10 cm. Stamens held in a cup-shaped false corona, much shorter than the perianth lobes with 2 triangular lobes between the stamens. Fruit a spherical or cylindric capsule, c. 2.5 cm. | |
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| Derivation of specific name: | tenuifolium: slender-leaved | |
| Habitat: | In seasonally wet sandy soils in dry deciduous woodland. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical Africa and S. Africa. | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | NWES | |
| Growth form: | P | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Friday 22 December 2006 |
Other sources of information about Pancratium tenuifolium:
Flora of Mozambique: Pancratium tenuifoliumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pancratium tenuifolium
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pancratium tenuifolium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pancratium tenuifolium
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pancratium tenuifolium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pancratium tenuifolium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pancratium tenuifolium
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Pancratium tenuifolium
West African Plants database: Pancratium tenuifolium
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