Calostemma luteum Sims

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Calostemma

Characteristics

Bulb usually 3-6 cm diam. Leaves to 50 cm long, 5-10 mm wide. Umbels 20-30-flowered; scape to 50 cm long; involucral bracts 3-6 cm long, yellow; pedicels to 50 mm long. Perianth usually yellow, often pink at base; tube 6-12 mm long; lobes 14-18 mm long. Corona 9-12 mm long, notched, truncate or lobed between filaments, yellow or pink; anthers 2-3.5 mm long. Capsule 7-12 mm diam.
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A lily. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The leaves are 30-40 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are dark green and shiny. The flower stem is erect. It is 30-60 cm tall. The flowers are 3 cm long and bright yellow. They are funnel shaped. The fruit is a capsule 0.5-0.8 cm across. The bulbs multiply and build up in number.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

It often occurs in flood plains. It will tolerate dry conditions. It cannot tolerate cold and poorly drained soils.
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Grows in woodland and shrubland on clay flats often seasonally flooded.
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Edible bulbs roots
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Cultivation

The plants can be grown from seed or bulbs.
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Images

Calostemma luteum unspecified picture

Distribution

Calostemma luteum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63564-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762861
COL ID Q3V7
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Synonyms

Calostemma aureum Calostemma candidum Calostemma luteum