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Anthericum zanguebaricum

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Name

Identification
Chlorophytum cameronii (Baker)S.Kativu [family ANTHERICACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Nordal, Anthericum zanguebaricum Baker [family ANTHERICACEAE ] Verified by Unknown,
Related name
  • Anthericum zanguebaricum
  • Chlorophytum cameronii
  • Anthericum rubellum

Flora

Entry for CHLOROPHYTUM zanguebaricum (Bak.) Nordal [family ANTHERICACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CHLOROPHYTUM zanguebaricum (Bak.) Nordal [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1993);
Anthericum zanguebaricum Bak. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1876). [type as above]
CHLOROPHYTUM calateifolium Chiov. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1932);. type: S3, “Dalleri”, Senni 218 (FT holo.).
Anthericum subpapillosum Poelln. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1944).
Information
Plant up to at least 100 cm tall, from a densely fibrous short rhizome with wiry roots ending in ellipsoid tubers. Leaves in 2 rows, linear to linear-lanceolate, up to 50 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescence a simple raceme or with some short branches below, dense, glabrous; peduncle flattened and winged, leafless; flowers 1–3 at each node; pedicels 8–10 mm long, articulated in lower half. Tepals white, 10–15 mm long, 5–7-nerved, spreading. Stamens subequal. Style c. 10 mm long, downcurved. Capsule subglobose, c. 8 mm in diam., with numerous prominent transverse ridges.
Range
S3 East Africa and west to Central African Republic.
Altitude range
c. 20–50 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett & al. 24925C; Bavazzano & Tardelli 900.
Notes
C. zanguebaricum is very close to C. cameronii (Bak.) Kativu and hardly differs in anything but the lack of purplish spottings on the outer leaf bases. Further studies of populations in the field may show that the two are conspecific. Also the the relation between C. zanguebaricum and C. pterocaulon (Welw. ex Bak.) Kativu should be further studied.

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