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Eriospermum somalense Schinz Scilla carunculifera Chiov. Scilla cordifolia Baker Scilla glandulosa (Chiov.) Chiov. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Notes: | Information from African Plants Database. |
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| Habitat: | Grassland, clearings in bushland or woodland, , often in shallow soils over limestone, in sandy or lateritic or rocky soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Page 28. As Scilla cordifolia (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 115. As Scilla cordifolia Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 14 - 15. |