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Chlorophytum pusillum
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
On the northern slope of the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
On the northern slope of the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected in the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb; small, up to 3.5 cm. tall; rhizome not distinct; roots short with elongated tubers; leaves in basal rosette, 1-4, prostrate, 2.5-19.5 × 1.2-10 cm., oblanceolate. Inflorescence dense, unbranched, to 1.5 cm. long; tepals white, c. 7 mm. long. Capsule shallowly deltoid; seeds black, slightly folded to saucer-shaped. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pusillum: insignificant, small, weak |
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| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Literature: |
Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 87 - 89. (Includes a picture). 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 85. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum pusillumAfrican Plant Database: Chlorophytum pusillum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum pusillum
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