Blandfordia nobilis Sm.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves to c. 60 cm long; lamina channelled, keeled, c. 5 mm wide; margins straight and slightly thickened, crenulate-scabrid or smooth. Inflorescence loosely racemose, to c. 0.75 m long, 3-20-flowered; peduncle to c. 4 mm diam.; pedicels to 3 cm long, much longer than subtending bract. Perianth usually 2-3 cm long, brownish red with yellow lobes; tube narrowed in lower 1/3, expanded and ±cylindrical above, to c. 1 cm wide at throat; lobes ovate, obtuse but apiculate, c. 5 mm long. Filaments 1.5-2 cm long, attached just below middle of perianth tube; anthers oblong, 2-2.8 mm long. Capsule to c. 6 cm long including style; stipe to c. 2.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in swampy areas.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Blandfordia nobilis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531917-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761603
COL ID LZWR
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Blandfordia nobilis Blandfordia nobilis var. imperialis