- Family: Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil.
- Genus: Cyrtanthus Aiton
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv.
- Genus: Cyrtanthus Aiton
[FTEA]
Amaryllidaceae, Inger Nordal (University of Oslo). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982
- Morphology General Habit
- Bulb 1–2.5 cm. in diameter, with a distinct neck.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves green or slightly glaucous, appearing with or after the flowers, linear, up to 38 cm. long, 3–9 mm. broad.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
- Scape 2–36 cm. long, elongating in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence 1–4(–6)-flowered.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 0.3–4 cm. long, markedly accrescent, especially in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla yellow, yellow-orange or golden yellow, consisting of a narrow infundibuliform tube and free segments, altogether 2.4 cm. long, tube normally shorter than or as long as the segments, the latter ascending, not recurved, 2–6 mm. broad, outer with glandular hairs at the apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments 2–5 mm. long; anthers at two levels.
- Habitat
- Upland grassland and moor, in marshes, along rivers or in heath vegetation; 1650–3200 m.
- Distribution
- K3 K5 T2 T4 T7
[FZ]
Flora Zambesiaca Amaryllidaceae by C. Zimudzi, R.H. Archer, E.G. Kwembeya & I. Nordal
- Morphology General Habit
- Bulbous herb; bulb 1–3 cm in diameter, with a distinct neck.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves green or slightly glaucous, linear, up to 30 × 0.2–0.4 cm, appearing with or after the flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
- Scapes 3–30 cm long, elongating during fruit development; spathe valves 3.7–6 cm long, erect, often clasping bases of pedicels.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 0.3–4 cm long, of different lengths within an inflorescence.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bright yellow, 1–4(6), 2–3 cm long, with a funnel-shaped tube and free ± erect segments, 0.2–0.5 cm broad, mostly longer than the tube, outer ones with apical glandular hairs.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments 2–5 mm long; anthers c.2 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits crowned with remnants of perianth segments.
- Distribution
- Widespread from South Africa to Congo and Kenya.
- Ecology
- Along rivers and in marshes; 1000–1800 m.
- Conservation
- Conservation notes: Widespread species; not threatened.
Native to:
Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1978 | Buchanan, J. [s.n.], South Africa | K000366182 | ||
| Cooper, T. [255], South Africa | K000366173 | lectotype | ||
| Hutton [s.n.], South Africa | K000366174 | |||
| Krauss [255], South Africa | K000366176 | |||
| Krauss [255], South Africa | K000366175 |
First published in Thes. Cap. 2: 25 (1863)
Accepted by
- Geerinck, D. (1973). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Amaryllidaceae: 1-23. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Nordal, I. (1982). Amaryllidaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-30.
- Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006). Synopsis of Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia. The Zimbabwe Journal of Botany 18: 151-168.
Literature
Flora Zambesiaca
- Thes. Cap. 2: 25, t.139 (1859).
- ―Geerinck in F.A.C., Amaryllidaceae: 12, t.2 (1973).
- ―Gordon-Gray & Wright in J.S. Afr. Bot. 35: 35 (1969).
- ―Nordal in F.T.E.A., Amaryllidaceae: 26 (1982).
- ―Nordal in Norw. J. Bot. 26: 183 (1979).
- ―Reid & Dyer, Rev. Sthn. Afr. Cyrtanthus.: 14 (1984).
- ―Ross, Fl. Natal: 131 (1973).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Geerinck in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Amaryll.: 12, t. 2 (1973).
- Gordon-Gray & Wright in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 35: 35 (1969).
- Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 25 (1863).
- Ross, Fl. Natal: 131 (1973).
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