Gethyllis grandiflora L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Gethyllis

Characteristics

Bulbus 5.5 cm. diam.; tunicas collis membranaceae tenuissiime, conspicue transverse nervosae, ecoloratae. Folia ssepius per anthesin emarcida sed tamen in fasciculo unico viso contemporaneo cum flore 45, fere omnia berbacca, anguste linearia, glabra, superne spiraliter torta, supra terram ad 14 cm. longa, 2-3 mm. lata. Perianthium glabrum, album plus minusve roseo-suffusum; tubus 6 cm. longus, basi 4-5 mm., apice 9 mm. diam. breviterque infundibuliformis; segmenta acuminata, interiora semper exterioribus latiora, ovata, ad 3.5 cm. lata, vel oblongo-ovata, 2 cm. lata, 5-6.5 cm. longa. Stamina 6, 8-11-anthera, antheris breviter stipitatis, vel stipite ad 5 mm. longo, 1 x 2 cm. longis, filamenta multo superantibus. Stylus strictus ultra tubum per 8 mm. exsertus; stigma parvum.
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Robust, bulbous geophyte, 100-300 mm tall. Leaves ± 50 or more, dry at flowering, densely tufted, suberect, hardly twisted, smooth or the margins occasionally sparsely hairy, surrounded by 2 prominent, spotted, basal sheaths. Flower large, deeply cup-shaped, white, anthers ± 40 in 6 clusters.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Gethyllis grandiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:64541-1
WFO ID wfo-0000769167
COL ID 3FY6S
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Synonyms

Gethyllis grandiflora