| Chlorophytum warneckei (Engl.) Marais & Reilly |
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Family : Anthericaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Chlorophytum |
| Basionym : Anthericum warneckei Engl. |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Anthericum warneckei Engl. (1902) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Anthericum deightonii Hutch. ex Berhaut |
| =*Chlorophytum gracillimum Dammer |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Small herb with folded, erect or arched grass-like leaves 5-20 cm x 1-3 mm; inflorescence ascending or arching to the ground, usually with a few equal branches from near base spreading in opposite directions, very slender, scape and inflorescence 5-20 cm long; flowers few, evenly spaced, white; perianth 3-4 mm long; pedicels to 5 mm long, jointed below middle; fruit c. 4 mm Ø. |
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| Ecology : |
“Quite common, and even abundant in many grassland areas, but is usually overlooked because it is so inconspicuous” (Morton, 1961); amongst grass; open forests; temporarily very humid sandy soils; silty soil; garden weed; in lawns. |
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Sometimes confused with C. inconspicuum (E Africa). |
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Disjunct species. – Precise locality in W south. Zaire not known |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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| Record n°34040 |
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