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Cyrtanthus staadensis Schönland

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Cyrtanthus

Characteristics

Bulb subglobose or oblong, 2-3 cm in diameter. Leaves 2-3, contemporary with the flowers, narrowly linear, almost setaceous, 25-28 cm long, 2 mm wide, canaliculate above, tapering to the base. Peduncle about 4 cm tall. Spathe-valves broadly lanceolate, 2-5 cm long. Pedicels 1.2-1.7 cm long. Flowers usually 3 (rarely 4-6) in an umbel; perianth 4.5-5 cm long; tube lower portion narrow, curved and 6 mm long, dilated above, somewhat hexagonal and inflated, 1 cm broad in the broadest portion; lobes spreading, ovate-lanceolate, 1 cm long. Stamens slightly biseriate, inserted near the mouth of the perianth-tube. Style nearly the length of the perianth, shortly trifid.
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Perennial geophyte, up to ± 400 mm high. Leaves green at flowering, linear, ± 2 mm wide. Flowers 2-6, spreading to nodding; perianth bright to medium red, tube narrow and curved at base, abruptly inflated and urn-shaped above, 35-50 mm long; stamens shortly exserted; stigma 3-lobed. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
Bulbous geophyte to 40 cm. Leaves 2-5, green at flowering, linear, greyish. Flowers 2-6, spreading horizontally, tube narrow and curved below, then abruptly inflated and urn-shaped, vermilion, stamens shortly exserted, style 3-branched.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.22
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Cyrtanthus staadensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64260-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764970
COL ID 33L3V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyrtanthus staadensis
WorldFloraDB 2024