Zygotritonia bongensis (Pax) Mildbr. |
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Family : IRIDACEAE |
Information on the genus : Zygotritonia |
Basionym : Tritonia bongensis Pax |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Tritonia bongensis Pax |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Zygotritonia bongensis var. robusta Mildbr. |
=Zygotritonia crocea Stapf (1927) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Herb 18-65 cm tall; corm 1,5-2,5 cm Ø; leaves 1-3, lanceolate, 15-30x1,2-4 cm, at base of spike; inflorescence simple or 1-3-branched, 12-40-flowered; bracts reddish, nearly smooth, 4-5 mm long; perianth whitish to yellowish green, reddish to purplish toward apex; lateral and lower lobes 7-8 mm long; capsule warty. |
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Ecology : |
Wooded savannas; humid places in savannas; savanna with Monotes kerstingii; shallow soil on granite; stony hills; 500 m alt. |
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Closely allied to Z. nyassana. |
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Corms and fruits eaten (famine food). |
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Socotra. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 11,4: 204 (1989).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
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Map |
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Record n°21887 |
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