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Siphonochilus decorus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Maforga Mission, Gondola, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Maforga Mission, Gondola, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Kaempferia decora Druten |
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| Common names: | Yellow ginger (E) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a short rhizome. Leaves are produced on separate shoots at the time of flowering. The flowers are large and showy, opening in succession along a terminal inflorescence spike. Each flower only lasting for a day. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | decorus: handsome, elegant | |
| Habitat: | Low altitude, high rainfall areas along the eastern border. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 900 m | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan | |
| Worldwide distribution: | ||
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
| Growth form: | P | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Physcaeneura pione (Light-webbed ringlet) | |
| Literature: | ||
| Endemic status: | ||
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 5 April 2007 |
Other sources of information about Siphonochilus decorus:
Flora of Mozambique: Siphonochilus decorusBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Siphonochilus decorus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Siphonochilus decorus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Siphonochilus decorus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Siphonochilus decorus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Siphonochilus decorus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Siphonochilus decorus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Siphonochilus decorus
West African Plants database: Siphonochilus decorus
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