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Urginea lilacina

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Identification
Urginea lilacina Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE ] Urginea macrocentra Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Jessop,J.P.,
Related name
  • Urginea lilacina
  • Urginea macrocentra
  • Drimia macrocentra

Flora

Entry for URGINEA lilacina 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
URGINEA lilacina Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Information
bulb ovoid, 1 1/2 in. diam.; leaves hysteranthous, terete; peduncle reaching a length of 4 feet, stout towards the base, tapering upwards; raceme moderately dense, cylindrical, 6–8 in. long, an inch in diameter; pedicels ascending, 1/4– 1/2 in. long; bracts small, oblanceolate, membranous, early deciduous, not spurred; flowers fragrant, lilac, turning to pinkish when dried; perianth campanulate, nearly 1/4 in. long; segments oblanceolate-oblong, faintly keeled with dull green; stamens much shorter than the perianth; filaments rather flattened; anthers oblong, very small; ovary ovoid; style short. null
Distribution
EASTERN REGION Natal; Inanda, in boggy ground, Wood, 198! 642!

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