- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil.
- Genus:
- Cyrtanthus Aiton
Cyrtanthus galpinii Baker
[FZ]
Flora Zambesiaca Amaryllidaceae by C. Zimudzi, R.H. Archer, E.G. Kwembeya & I. Nordal
- Morphology General Habit
- Bulbous herb; bulb 1.8–4 cm wide.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves linear, up to 35 × 0.5–2.5 cm, usually one from each bulb.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
- Scape 4.5–20 cm long; spathe valves 1.5–3 × 0.2 cm.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 0.6–1.5(2) cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary or rarely two, purplish pink to orange brown.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth tube narrow below, opening to funnel-shaped above, segments 0.4–0.8 cm wide, tube with segments together 3–5 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments purplish pink to orange brown; anthers c.3 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds up to 0.8 cm long.
- Distribution
- Also found in NE South Africa and Swaziland; 1400–1800 m.
- Conservation
- Conservation notes: Widespread distribution; not threatened.
Native to:
KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Cyrtanthus galpinii Baker appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 83 (1892)
Accepted by
- 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.
- 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
- in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 83 (1892);
- in F.C. 6: 227 (1896);
- in Fl. Pl. S. Afr. 4: t.159 (1924).
- ―Dyer in Herbertia 6: 102 (1939).
- ―Reid & Dyer, Rev. Sthn. Afr. Cyrtanthus: 42 (1984).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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