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Cyrtanthus galpini

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Identification
Isotype of Cyrtanthus galpini Baker [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] Verified by Nordal, Cyrtanthus sanguineus (Lindl.) Walp. [family AMARYLLIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Cyrtanthus galpini
  • Cyrtanthus sanguineus

Flora

Entry for CYRTANTHUS Galpini Baker [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, page 171, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
Names
CYRTANTHUS Galpini Baker [family ], in Kew Bullet. 1892, 83
Information
bulb ovoid, 3/4 in. diam.; leaves linear, glabrous; peduncle very slender, 3 in. long, bearing a single erect flower; spathe-valves lanceolate, membranous, an inch long; pedicel 1/3 in. long; perianth bright red, under 2 in. long; tube broadly funnel-shaped in the upper two-thirds, cylindrical at the base; segments ovate, 1/2 in. long; stamens inserted in two rows above the middle of the tube; filaments 1/4 in. long; anthers small, oblong; style overtopping the anthers. null
Distribution
KALAHARI REGION Transvaal; rocky hill sides, Berea Ridge near Barberton, 3000 ft., Galpin, 409!
Notes
Near C. sanguineus.

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