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Dipcadi platyphyllum
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Along entrance road to Gorges Lodge, Dibu Dibu Communal Area, Victoria Falls.
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| Synonyms: |
Dipcadi ciliatum Engl. & Krause Dipcadi monophyllum Krause & Dinter Ornithogalum planifolium J.C. Manning & Goldblatt |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial bulbous herb. Leaf solitary basal, elliptic lanceolate, basal lobes more or less clasping the flowering stem; margin wavy. Inflorescence an erect terminal one-sided raceme. Flowers pendulous, green. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | platyphyllum: wide-leaved |
| Habitat: | In grassland or open woodland, in seasonal pans and on poorly drained soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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. 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. van der Walt, R. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley Retha van der Walt, Musina, South Africa Page 348. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Dipcadi platyphyllumFlora of Zambia: Dipcadi platyphyllum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dipcadi platyphyllum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dipcadi platyphyllumAfrican Plant Database: Dipcadi platyphyllum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dipcadi platyphyllum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dipcadi platyphyllum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dipcadi platyphyllum
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iNaturalist: Dipcadi platyphyllum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dipcadi platyphyllum
JSTOR Plant Science: Dipcadi platyphyllum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dipcadi platyphyllum
Plants of the World Online: Dipcadi platyphyllum
Tropicos: Dipcadi platyphyllum
Wikipedia: Dipcadi platyphyllum
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