1191.000 Cyrtanthus
Geerinck, D. (1973) Amaryllidaceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique
Description of the genus
Bulbous herbs. Leaves linear to lorate, produced with or after the flowers. Scape hollow. Inflorescence of 1-4 flowers, subtended by 2 free bracts. Flowers narrowly funnel-shaped, suberect to nodding. Stamens inserted in the corolla tube. Ovary 3-locular; style 3-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds black, flattened, winged. Derivation of name: from Greek: kyrtos meaning curved, anthos, a flower, referring to the curved perianth tube. Worldwide: 47 species in tropical and South Africa. Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| breviflorus Harv. | E | Description, Image |
| galpinii Baker | N,E,S | Description, Image |
| rhodesianus Rendle [NrEnd] | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| sp.no.1 (Pope & Müller 1817) | E |
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