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Crinum buphanoides
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Tewane River, 30 km north of Mahalapye, Botswana.
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Tewane River, 30 km north of Mahalapye, Botswana.
Photo: Tony Benn
Mahalapye
Photo: Tony Benn
Mahalapye
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| Synonyms: |
Crinum amboense Baker Crinum leucophyllum Baker |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, growing from a large bulb 10-15 cm wide. Leaves distichous, sheathing at the base forming a distinct false stem up to 30 cm high. Widest leaves 6.5-14 cm broad getting narrower with the uppermost only c. 1 cm broad; margin ciliate; most leaves usually dying off at the apex. Flowering stem robust, 35-45 cm long. Spathe valves c. 10 cm long, reflexed. Inflorescence 13-40-flowered; pedicels 1.5-4.5 cm long; tube slender, 7-12 cm long; perianth segments linear c. 6-7 cm long and 1 cm wide, recurved, white to pink;stames arcuate, erect reddish in the upper portion and anthers yellow; style deep red in upper part. Fruit distinctly beaked. |
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| Habitat: | On river banks and river beds of seasonal streams. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
| 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 84. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. Zimudzi, C. (2006). A new record of Crinum buphanoides Baker (Amaryllidaceae) for Zimbabwe Kirkia 18(2) Pages 169 - 170. (Includes a picture). Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 122. |
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Flora of Caprivi: Crinum buphanoidesFlora of Malawi: Crinum buphanoides
Flora of Zimbabwe: Crinum buphanoides
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crinum buphanoidesAfrican Plant Database: Crinum buphanoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crinum buphanoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crinum buphanoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crinum buphanoides
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iNaturalist: Crinum buphanoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crinum buphanoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Crinum buphanoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crinum buphanoides
Plants of the World Online: Crinum buphanoides
Tropicos: Crinum buphanoides
Wikipedia: Crinum buphanoides
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