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Cyrtanthus galpinii Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Cyrtanthus

Characteristics

Bulb ovoid, 2-3 cm in diam., contracted into a short neck. Leaves usually one from each bulb, usually produced somewhat later than the peduncles, linear, up to about 20 cm long and 3 mm broad, tapering to a filiform base. Peduncle up to 20 cm long, 3-5 mm diam., terete, hollow. Spathe-valves 2.5-4 cm long, membranous. Pedicels shorter than the spathe-valves. Flowers solitary or occasionally 2 on a peduncle; perianth 5-8 cm long, bright red to pink; tube narrow and curved in the basal portion which is 1.3-2 cm long, abruptly dilated above to about 1.3 cm wide at the throat; lobes ovate, about 2 cm long. Stamens attached to the corolla-tube for varying distances, imperfectly biseriate. Style exserted further than the anthers, trifid.
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A herb. It has a bulb 2 cm across. There are usually 2 leaves. These are very narrow and are produced after the flowers. The flower stalk is slender and 20 cm long. The flowers occur singly and are erect or nodding. They are tube shaped and 1.5 cm long then widening to 4 cm wide at the mouth. They are red.
Bulbous herb, up to 200 mm tall. Perianth 50-80 mm long, narrow basal portion of tube 12-20 mm long. Leaves 3-5 mm broad, usually 1 from each bulb. Flowers bright red to pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Edible flowers leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Images

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Distribution

Cyrtanthus galpinii world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64217-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764921
COL ID 33L33
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Synonyms

Cyrtanthus galpinii Cyrtanthus balenii
WorldFloraDB 2024