Colchicum orienticapense (U.Müll.-doblies & D.Müll.-doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

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Characteristics

Caulescent, cormous geophyte, 0.1-0.2 m high. Leaves suberect, linear-lanceolate, channelled, 100-300 mm long. Bracts ovate, scarious, whitish with conspicuous green veins. Flowers pedicellate, 3-7 in a terminal capitulum; tepals with claws 4-5 mm long, blades channelled and auriculate below, not deeply cupped, linear and channelled above, 8-9 mm long. Stamens: filaments 4-5 mm long; anthers oblong. Ovary with 3 subulate style bases; styles ± as long as ovary, slender. Flowering time May-Aug.
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Short-stemmed, cormous geophyte. Leaves linear, channelled. Flowers on an aerial stem, enclosed by large white bracts veined with green, tepals auriculate below.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Colchicum orienticapense world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083498-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808283
COL ID WXF8
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Synonyms

Colchicum orienticapense Androcymbium orienticapense