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Cyrtanthus spiralis Burch. ex Ker Gawl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Cyrtanthus

Characteristics

Bulb oblong, about 4 cm in diam. with a short neck. Leaves 2-3, generally appearing after the inflorescence, linear, spirally twisted, 15-20 cm long, about 1.25 cm broad, glaucous green. Peduncle taller than the leaves, reddish, glaucous. Spathe-valves 2, lanceolate, 3 cm long. Pedicels up to the length of the spathe-valves. Flowers 4-7 in an umbel; perianth about 4-7 cm long, vermilion; tube slender at the base, curved, expanding above to a throat about 1 cm diam.; lobes elliptic-oblong, about 1.25 cm long, spreading. Stamens slightly exserted from the perianth tube. Style about equal to the stamens, trifid.
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Perennial geophyte, up to ± 0.3 m high. Leaves usually dry at flowering, strap-shaped, ± 10 mm wide, spirally twisted, firm, greyish green. Flowers 3-7, nodding; perianth narrowly trumpet-shaped, 40-70 mm long, firm, flame-red, with gold-coloured flecks, tube dilated from near base, segment sinuses thickened; stamens shortly exserted; stigma 3-lobed. Flowering time Dec.-Feb.
Bulbous geophyte, 15-30 cm. Leaves 2 or 3, usually dry at flowering, narrowly strap-shaped, coiled. Flowers 3-7, nodding, narrowly trumpet-shaped, flame-red, stamens shortly exserted, style 3-branched.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
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Usage

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Cultivation

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

Cyrtanthus spiralis unspecified picture

Distribution

Cyrtanthus spiralis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64259-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764969
COL ID 6BWBS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gastronema spirale Monella spiralis Cyrtanthus spiralis
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