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Family : Anthericaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : ASPARAGACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7(3): 490 (1898) |
| Information on the genus : Anthericum |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Anthericum verruciferum Chiov. (1916) p.p. quoad Paoli 1068 |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Herb to c. 15 cm tall; roots fleshy; leaves linear, 10-15x c. 1 cm, sheathing into a neck 3-5 cm long, margins ciliate to obscurely papillose; peduncle 1-4 cm long; inflorescence a raceme, often with 1-3 branches at base, 5-10 cm long, 10-15-flowered; pedicels semipatent, not jointed, c. 1 cm long, elongating with age; flowers as in A. corymbosum; capsule verrucose. |
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| Ecology : |
Acacia, Commiphora woodland on alluvial flats, on shallow stony soils; temporary waterlogged red sandy soil; clearings in bushland; 400-900 m alt. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- (1997). Flora of Tropical East Africa Anthericaceae: 4
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°34133 |
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