Gloriosa rigidifolia (Bredell) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Gloriosa

Characteristics

Herba tuberosa. Tuber parvum, circiter 1 cm diametro, carnosum. Caulis plus minusve 35 cm longus, erectus, simplex, glaber, sursum foliosus, basin versus foliis (plerumque 1 vel 2) alternis vaginantibusque praeditus. Folia sursum ternatim verticillata, sessilia, 3-8 x 5 cm longa, 0.2-0.8 cm lata, linearia vel lineari-lanceolata, apice acuta et cirrhifera, glabra, marginibus involutis et costa infra conspicua. Flores solitarii, axillares. Pedicelli 0.6-2.2 cm longi. Perianthium viride vel flavidum; tubus usque ad 5 mm longus, segmenta usque ad 1.7 cm longa nonnunquam breviora, usque as 0.8 cm lata, vel ovato-lanceolata, apice paullo acuminata, intus basi appendicibus duabus ciliatis producta. Stamina perianthio breviora; filamenta perianthium aequantia; antherae 6 mm longae, lineari-oblongae. Ovarium 2 mm longum, multiovulatum; stylus 7 mm longus; rami stylorum 3, falcati. Fructus ignotus.
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Erect herb, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 30-85 x 2-8 mm, sessile, cirrhiferous at tip. Perianth with tube ± 5 mm long, lobes ± 17 mm long. Flowers solitary in axils of upper leaves, green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Gloriosa rigidifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077146-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808738
COL ID 3GD8T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gloriosa rigidifolia Littonia rigidifolia