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Synonyms: |
Anthericum latifolium L.f. Bulbine natalensis Baker |
Common names: | Broad-leaved bulbine (English) |
Frequency: | Locally frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial soft-succulent herb, up to 70 cm. Plants mostly solitary not clustered. Leaves in a rosette sheathing at the base, lanceolate, up to 8 cm wide, glabrous with ciliolate hairs along the margins. 1-5 flowering stems with dense many-flowered inflorescences. It is easily distinguished from other species in Zimbabwe by the broad leaves. |
Notes: | It is easily distinguished from other species in Zimbabwe by the broad leaves. |
Derivation of specific name: | latifolia: broad-leaved |
Habitat: | Among rocks in montane grassland, also along streams and river banks. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1900 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 31 May 2006 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. Kativu, S. (1996). Asphodelaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 16(1) Pages 49 - 50. Kativu, S. (2001). Asphodelaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 44 - 45. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 86. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81. |
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