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Albuca abyssinica
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Borrowdale Common Bridge
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Borrowdale Common Bridge
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Close to Fenella Drive, Monavale Vlei
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Close to Fenella Drive, Monavale Vlei
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Close to Fenella Drive, Monavale Vlei
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Mukuvisi Woodland near entrance gate
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| Synonyms: |
Albuca angolensis Baker Albuca bainesii Baker Albuca melleri (Baker) Baker |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Hairless perennial, 60-100 cm tall. Leaves sometimes absent at flowering time. Flowers few to many in a terminal raceme, up to 30 cm long. Pedicels short, up to 1.5 cm, set at an angle to the flowers. Outer perianth segments 18-20 × 5 mm, yellow-green with a green central stripe; inner similar but slightly broader, c. 7 mm wide. Capsule 15-18 mm. |
| Notes: | Albuca melleri, a name widely used in Zimbabwe, is nowadays treated as a synonym of this species. Specimens mainly differ in the paler flowers, shorter bracts and the fact that they are mostly flowering early, before the leaves appear. It is possible that these differences are habitat and climate-induced. |
| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia, historic name for Ethiopia. |
| Habitat: | In grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Arabia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 6 January 2019 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 62. (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 196 - 197. as Albuca angolensis and A. melleri (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 307. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. As Albuca angolensis Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 126. Also as A. blepharophylla Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 273. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 190. (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 Pages 90 - 91. as Albuca angolensis, A. bainesii and A. melleri Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 114. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 64. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 122. Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 22 - 24. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 108. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 185. as Albuca angolensis Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81. |
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