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Synonyms: |
Urginea burkei Baker Urginea sanguinea Schinz |
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Bulbous perennial herb, 20-40(60) cm high, flowering before leaves; bulb 5-8 cm wide, scales and flesh reddish; leaves c. 35 x 1.2-1.5 cm, linear to lanceolate, grooved, tough and stiff; scape erect, up to 4 mm in diameter at lowest flower; raceme 8-26 cm long, lax to relatively dense, 25-60 flowers; bracts c. 3 mm long with 1 or 2 spurs c. 0.5 mm long, one in the middle and 1 at base of bract; pedicels 2.5-11 mm long; perianth segments spreading, 6-8 mm long, white to greenish-white with purplish to greenish midrib; capsule broadly fusiform with blunt ends, 10-14 x 6-10 mm, dry perianth segments forming a cap on developing capsule; seeds c. 8 x 4 mm. |
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Derivation of specific name: | sanguinea: blood-red, referring to the colour of the bulbs and bulb scales. |
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Flowering time: | (Aug-)Sep - Oct-(Nov) |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola and Botswana east through Zambia and Zimbabwe to Malawi and Mozambique south to South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Kativu, S. & Stedje, B. (2001). Hyacinthaceae Pages 98 - 99. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 86. (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 91. as Urginea sanguinea Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 123. Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Pages 34 - 36. as Urginea sanguinea (Includes a picture). |
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