Colchicum striatum (hochst. ex A.rich.) J.c.manning & Vinn.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Colchicum

Characteristics

Caulescent, cormous geophyte, 0.05-0.25 m high. Leaves suberect, linear-lanceolate, channelled, 55-170 mm long. Bracts ovate, scarious, whitish with conspicuous green veins. Flowers pedicellate, 3-7 in a terminal rhipidium; tepals 6.0-9.5(13.5) mm long, claws ± 2 mm long, blades ovate or obtrullate and cuspidate, canaliculate, conduplicate, 4-6 mm long. Stamens: filaments 3.5-7.0 mm long; anthers oblong. Ovary with 3 subulate style bases; styles ± as long as ovary. Flowering time Dec.-Mar.
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Cormous herb, up to 350 mm high. Leaves narrowly linear-ovate. Flowers: hidden within large, greenish white, longitudinally striate bracts; perianth with blade concave at base, blade much longer than claw, exceeding claw by almost double, white; Dec., Jan.
Cormous herb, up to 350 mm tall. Leaves remote. Bracts longitudinally striate. Perianth blade much longer than claw, exceeding claw by almost double. Flowers greenish white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-9
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Colchicum striatum world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083505-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808292
COL ID WXGX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Colchicum striatum Androcymbium melanthioides var. striatum Androcymbium striatum