Dipcadi vaginatum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dipcadi

Characteristics

Plants 40-55 cm.. Bulb 10-17 mm. in diameter.. Leaf single, linear, up to 30 cm. long, lower third clasping the scape, pubescent in lower parts.. Scape one, ribbed and ciliate.. Raceme with 5-8 flowers; pedicels 5 mm., pubescent; bracts linear, 3-7 mm.. Flowers green.. Perianth-segments 10-12 mm., outer with a 5-15 mm. long caudate appendage.. Filaments 4 mm.. Ovary 4 mm. long, 1.5 mm. across.. Capsule and seeds not seen.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.55
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Dipcadi vaginatum world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534006-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765489
COL ID 36FDT
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum vaginatum Dipcadi baumii Dipcadi vaginatum