Crinum rautanenianum Schinz
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Katete District, Katete;
Nov 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Katete District, Katete;
Nov 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Nalusanga;
Jan 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Nalusanga;
Jan 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Chipata-Lusaka 92.9 km, after Katete;
Dec 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Synonyms:
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Crinum euchrophyllum I. Verd.
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Leaves distichous, sub-erect, green or glaucous, with thin woolly fibres when torn, deeply channelled and pointed; margin scabrous. Flowers 3-8 per umbel, perianth segments white, fading to pink. Fruits reddish; seeds smooth, with water-repellent outer coat, floating in water. |
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Namibia |
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Habitat:
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Seasonally flooded grassland. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. |
National distribution:
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Literature:
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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) Pages 127 - 128.
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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Crinum rautanenianum. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191260, retrieved 31 March 2025
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