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Chlorophytum gallabatense

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Name

Identification
Chlorophytum undulatifolium Dammer [family LILIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Chlorophytum gallabatense Schweinf. [family LILIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Chlorophytum rivae
  • Chlorophytum gallabatense
  • Chlorophytum umbraticola
  • Chlorophytum polyscapum
  • Chlorophytum floribundum
  • Anthericum triphyllum
  • Chlorophytum longistylum
  • Chlorophytum bequaertii
  • Chlorophytum subpetiolatum
  • Chlorophytum riparium
  • Chlorophytum garuense
  • Chlorophytum orchidastrum
  • Chlorophytum longiramum
  • Chlorophytum brevipes
  • Chlorophytum umbraticolum
  • Chlorophytum undulatifolium
  • Chlorophytum viriduliflorum
  • Chlorophytum elachystanthum
  • Chlorophytum ukambense
  • Chlorophytum sociale
Common name
  • the greater ground-lily (Morton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • voiuzin titi (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for CHLOROPHYTUM gallabatense Schweinf. ex Bak. [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 gallabatense Schweinf. ex Bak. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1876).
CHLOROPHYTUM ukambense Bak. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1898).
CHLOROPHYTUM rivae Engl. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1902).
CHLOROPHYTUM ginirense Dammer [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1905).
CHLOROPHYTUM elachistanthum Cuf. [family ANTHERICACEAE], (1969).
Information
Plant up to at least 60 cm tall, from a short rhizome, with slender roots bearing tubers usually on lateral short branches. Leaves in a rosette, several, lanceolate, 17–60 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescence usually branched, glabrous; peduncle leafless; flowers often 2 at each node; pedicels 1–4 mm long, articulated near the middle or in upper part. Tepals greenish or whitish, 5–6 mm long, 3-nerved, spreading-reflexed. Stamens subequal. Style c. 5.5 mm long. Capsule c. 5 x 8 mm.
Range
S1, 3 widespread in tropical Africa south to Zimbabwe.
Altitude range
up to c. 500 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA O’Brien 164; Paoli 1255; Senni 576.
Distribution (external)
Ethiopia
Notes
A record of C. schweinfurthii Bak. from southern Somalia in Cuf. Enum.: 1536 (1971) is based on material of C. gallabatense.

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