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Crinum paludosum
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Picture: Darrel Plowes
5 km SW of Norton
Picture: Darrel Plowes
Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Leaves in a rosette, light green, 3-5.5 cm wide. Flowers zygomorphic, 3-5 (11) per umbel, sessile or nearly so, pedicels 5-10 mm long. Perianth segments connivant into a funnel or bell, white on the inside, often pink-flushed on the outside, the whole flower turning pink as it ages. Seeds smooth, with a greyish water-repellant outer cover, floating in water. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | paludosum: of marshy places |
| Habitat: | Seasonally flooded pans. |
| Altitude range: | 400 - 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec(Mar) |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 12, plate 29 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 128 - 129. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crinum paludosumAfrican Plant Database: Crinum paludosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crinum paludosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crinum paludosum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crinum paludosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Crinum paludosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crinum paludosum
Plants of the World Online: Crinum paludosum
Tropicos: Crinum paludosum
Wikipedia: Crinum paludosum
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