Gethyllis spiralis (Thunb.) Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Gethyllis

Characteristics

Bulbus baud visus. Folia marcescentia tantum visa, in fasciculo ad 20, anguste linearis vel Beriantliium roseum vel pallide roseum; tubus ad 11.5 cm. longus vel ultra supra terrain exsertus, 3 mm. diam.; tegmenta acuta vel abrupte acuta, ad 3.5 cm., siepius 2-3 cm., longa, 1-1.8 cm. lata. Stamina 6, lnonanthera; filamenta gracilia, 3-5 mm. longa; antherse demum valde circinato-revolutae. Stylus unilateralis, filamenta bene superans; stigma cum a3tate 1 mm. diam. vel ultra.
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Perennial geophyte, 50-150 mm high. Leaves dry at flowering, linear, 1 mm wide, suberect, channelled, spiralled, smooth or rarely fringed, basal sheath occasionally surrounded by first foliage leaf. Flower solitary, salver-shaped, white inside, pale pink outside; perianth segments 25-35 mm long; anthers 6; ovary subterranean; style curved sideways; stigma broad. Flowering time Nov.-Jan.
Bulbous geophyte, 6-15 cm. Leaves 6-12, dry at flowering, suberect, linear, curled, glabrous or rarely fringed. Flower with widely spreading tepals, white with pale pink undersurface, stamens 6, style curved sideways. Berry fleshy, straw-coloured.
A bulb plant. It grows 6-15 cm tall. There are 6-12 leaves. The flowers are white or pink with widely spreading tepals. The berry is fleshy and light brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.15
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy places and on stony slopes.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Gethyllis spiralis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60453677-2
WFO ID wfo-0000769195
COL ID 3FY7D
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Synonyms

Papiria spiralis Abapus spiralis Gethyllis rosea Gethyllis spiralis Gethyllis unilateralis