African Plant Database


Tulbaghia friesii Suess.
Family : Alliaceae
Family (APGIII) : AMARYLLIDACEAE
Protologue : Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 76 (1951)
Information on the genus : Tulbaghia
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=*Tulbaghia rhodesica Weim. (1937) (1937), non R.E.Fr (1916).
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Slender herb 18-30 cm tall with a small corm, 2-2,5x1-1,5 cm; leaves filiform
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Ecology : Steep rocky grassland; also damp grassland; 1500-2100 m alt.
  A high altitude variant of T. alliacea ?

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Ann. Bot. (Rome) 34: 98 (1975).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
Map
carte afrique num 14087
 
Record n°14087 modified 2007-02-19
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