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Synonyms: |
Tulbaghia dieterlenii E. Phillips |
Common names: | Mhondya (Shona) Wild garlic (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from small corms arising from a rhizomatous base. The plant smells strongly of garlic. Leaves linear, up to 38 cm. Inflorescence 4-10-flowered. Flowers greenish-white with a fleshy, cylindric, orange-red corona. The perianth lobes are more or less inflexed, almost tubular at anthesis. This species is very similar to T. alliacea. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | leucantha: white-flowered |
Habitat: | In wet places in grassland and open woodland, often on sandy soils. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1400 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,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: | Monday 24 September 2018 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture). Kativu, S. (2002). Alliaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 18(1) Pages 74 - 75. Kativu, S. (2008). Alliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 93. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 45. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 17. (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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 104. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Page 270. |
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