Brunsvigia bosmaniae F.M.Leight.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Brunsvigia

Characteristics

Leaves 6, produced 'after' the inflorescence, up to about 15-20 cm, long and 4-8 cm broad. Peduncle 19 cm long. Pedicels 4-4.5 cm long, developing up to about 10 cm, comparatively stout. Perianth shell-pink with veining in a darker shade, sweetly scented; lobes about 4 cm long, obtuse; the upper 3 somewhat recurved; the lower 3 spreading, leaving the intermediate space free for the declinate stamens. Stamens exserted from perianth; anthers 6 mm long. Style up to 6 cm long. Ovary ovate, acutely angled, 1.2 cm long, 1 cm in diameter.
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Bulbous geophyte, up to 200 mm tall. Leaves 5 or 6, dry at flowering, prostrate, upper surface dark green, under surface pale green. Flowers ± 20-70, in a dense rounded head, tepals almost regular, pale to deep pink with darker veins, outer stamens about half as long as inner, fragrant. Capsule sharply three-angled, heavily ribbed.
Bulbous geophyte to 20 cm. Leaves 5 or 6, dry at flowering, prostrate, oblong, margin red. Flowers ± 20, in a large roundish head, tepals broadly oblong, pink with darker veins, outer stamens ± half as long as inner, scented. Capsules sharply 3-angled, heavily ribbed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 1-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Brunsvigia bosmaniae world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63481-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762193
COL ID NFZM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Brunsvigia appendiculata Brunsvigia bosmaniae