Pachycarpus campanulatus var. campanulatus

Variety

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Characteristics

Perennial, geophytic herb, 215-415 mm long; stems 1(2), erect, unbranched. Leaves spreading-erect, linear, 55-165 x 2-10 mm, base attenuate, apex acute, margins revolute. Inflorescences terminal, 2-6-flowered. Corolla campanulate, 44-77 mm in diam., creamy green; petals 24-50 mm long; lobes free for ± 1/3 their length, ovate, 18-25 x 23-27 mm. Corona greenish cream-coloured to maroon-purple, pale yellow-marked; lobes 9-17 mm long, 4.5-6.5 mm high, basal proximal lobe 4.5-5.0 mm long, with 2 erect, triangular wings, 2.5-4.5 mm high, 5.0-6.5 mm wide; distal appendage ligulate, apex obtuse, 7.5-10.5 mm long, spreading. Flowering time Feb., Mar.? Follicles narrowly ellipsoid, smooth several-winged.
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Perennial herb, 150-600 mm high. Stems 1 or 2; if branched, then at base of stem. Leaves erect-spreading; blade 55-165 x 2.0-9.5 mm, margins revolute, lower surface along midrib pubescent otherwise glabrous. Flowers: mostly in solitary, terminal, 2-5-flowered umbels; corona lobes 9-17 mm long with keels 2.5-4.5 mm high and 2.5-6.5 mm long, always shorter than lobe; corolla globose or globose-campanulate, 24-50 mm long, lobes 10-24 x 16-27 mm, pale green, dull cream-green becoming cream-brown with age; Nov.-Feb. Fruit a follicle.
Inflorescence 3-5-flowered; corolla 24-50 mm long with lobes 10-24 mm long; corona lobes 9-15 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Pachycarpus campanulatus var. campanulatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173563-1
WFO ID wfo-0001103564
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Synonyms

Pachycarpus campanulatus var. campanulatus