| Home | > | List of families | > | Amaryllidaceae | > | Ammocharis | > | coranica |
Ammocharis coranica
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (2)
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Radisele, S of Palapye
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Macks Pass, Ingwaruma
Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a large underground bulb. Leaves in a basal rosette, often with a "cut-off" look, due to grazing by wildlife or cattle. Flowers in a large terminal umbel, pink to carmine. |
| Notes: | Similar to Ammocharis tinneana, which is more widespread in Zimbabwe. It can be distinguished by the broader, more compact perianth lobes the longer flower stalks, which are normally as long as, or longer than the the corolla tubes. This gives a more compact and dense impression to the inflorescence. |
| Derivation of specific name: | coranica: of the Koranna area, an early name for the northern Cape and Botswana. |
| Habitat: | A species of silty and alluvial soils in Acacia or Mopane woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Brachycerus ornatus (Foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 31 August 2006 |
| Literature: |
Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 236. (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 84. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 6, plate 19 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 132. |
Other sources of information about Ammocharis coranica:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: Ammocharis coranicaExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ammocharis coranicaAfrican Plant Database: Ammocharis coranica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ammocharis coranica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ammocharis coranica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ammocharis coranica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ammocharis coranica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ammocharis coranica
JSTOR Plant Science: Ammocharis coranica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ammocharis coranica
Plants of the World Online: Ammocharis coranica
Tropicos: Ammocharis coranica
Wikipedia: Ammocharis coranica
| Home | > | List of families | > | Amaryllidaceae | > | Ammocharis | > | coranica |