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Massonia orientalis

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Name

Identification
Massonia orientalis Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE ] Verified by Unknown, Massonia echinata L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Unknown,
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  • Massonia orientalis
  • Massonia echinata

Flora

Entry for MASSONIA orientalis Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, page 253, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
Names
MASSONIA orientalis Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE], in Journ. Bot. 1878, 321
Information
bulb ovoid, 1 in. diam.; leaves orbicular or ovate, thin, glabrous, obtuse or subacute, 2–3 in. long and broad; capitulum dense, globose, subsessile, 1–1 1/2 in. diam.; outer bracts oblong, acute, ciliated at the apex, 3/4 in. long; outer pedicels 1/4– 1/2 in. long; perianth white, 1/2 in. long; segments lanceolate, reflexing, as long as the tube; filaments 1/4– 1/3 in. long; anthers oblong, minute. null
Distribution
COAST REGION Sand-dunes at Port Elizabeth, Bolus, 2239! Holub!

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