Chlorophytum sphacelatum
hockii
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Miombo woodland
between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo woodland
between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo woodland
between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Miombo woodland
between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial; 80-165 cm high, growing from a horizontal rhizome; roots wiry with tubers at tips; leaves in 2 rows, 3-10 per plant, narrowly lanceolate, 18-100 x 0.5-6 cm; peduncle with a few bract like leaves below the inflorescence, flat and winged; inflorescence usually unbranched, subglobose, dense; pedicels 1-3 per node; perianth white, tepals 9-11 mm, 5-9 veined; capsules obovoid to shallowly deltoid, 6-8 mm long; seeds irregular folded, 1-2 mm across. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | Red Data status: widespread; not threatened |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Open woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Tanzania, DRC, Malawi, Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | B,N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 18 January 2018 |
| Literature: |
Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 42 - 44. |
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