Albuca tenuis Knudtzon

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Albuca

Characteristics

Plants small and slender, 8-25 cm.. Bulb scales with or without fibrous apex.. Leaves filiform, often pubescent.. Inflorescence a relatively lax raceme with 3-10 flowers; bracts lanceolate, up to 8 mm. long; pedicels ± 1 cm. long.. Perianth-segments 8-11 mm. long, cream to yellowish with a green midrib.. Filaments clasping the ovary.. Ovary ± 3 mm. long; style slender and longer than the ovary.. Capsule ± 10 mm. long.. Seeds ± 4 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.25
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Distribution

Albuca tenuis world distribution map, present in Ethiopia and Kenya

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:931014-1
WFO ID wfo-0000755265
COL ID BGP6
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum tenue Albuca tenuis