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Eriospermum schinzii Conrath ex Baker

Species

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Characteristics

Geophyte, up to 500 mm high. Tuber irregularly shaped, with basal to lateral growing point, internally white, pink or red, up to 40 x 28 mm, warty but not forming stolons. Leaf solitary, erect; blade ovate to narrowly ovate, 50-100 x 20-60 mm, apiculate, margins reddish, glaucous, glabrous or sparsely hairy on abaxial surface towards base; sheath exserted. Flowers: in a lax 10-20-flowered raceme, produced before leaves; anthers turquoise or green; perianth segments dimorphic, white or cream-coloured with a dark green midvein and sometimes red-streaked; Nov.-Feb.
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Geophyte, with inflorescence a lax 10-20-flowered raceme up to 500 mm tall, produced before the leaves. Tuber up to 40 mm long, 28 mm wide, warty but not forming stolons. Leaf solitary, lamina ovate to narrowly lanceolate, apiculate, 50-100 x 20-60 mm, glaucous, glabrous or sparsely hairy on abaxial surface towards base, margin reddish. Anthers turquoise or green. Flowers with tepals white or cream with a dark green midvein and sometimes red-streaked.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Eriospermum schinzii world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534880-1
WFO ID wfo-0000766861
COL ID 3B6KR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriospermum schinzii Eriospermum avasmontanum
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