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Synonyms: |
Bulbine breviracemosa Poelln Bulbine fistulosa Chiov. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial herb. Rhizome much abbreviated, 2-4 mm long, and 4-10 mm in diameter. Some roots enlarged to fusiform tubers interspersed with fibrous roots. Leaves 4-10, the longest up to 50 cm. Peduncles 1-3, erect simple, about 2/3 the length of the leaves. Racemes ± densely many-flowered. Capsule 3-lobed, with 2 seeds per locule. |
Notes: | Only recently recorded for the first time from eastern Caprivi. |
Derivation of specific name: | fistulosa: hollow like a pipe but closed at both ends |
Habitat: | In mopane and miombo woodland, thickets, dambo margins, often on termite mounds. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Caprivi-Namibia. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Archer, C. (2001). Jodrellia fistulosa, a new generic record for the Flora of Southern Africa region Bothalia 31(1) Pages 39 - 40. Kativu, S. (1996). Asphodelaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 16(1) Pages 51 - 52. Kativu, S. (2001). Asphodelaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(3) Pages 46 - 48. (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 86. |
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