Wurmbea punctata (L.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Colchicaceae > Wurmbea

Characteristics

Plants 10-20 cm high; corm tunics black, leathery or cartilaginous. Leaves three, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, the margins minutely hairy, the uppermost set about halfway up the stem. Flowers sessile in short spikes, white to maroon, tepals 7-12 mm long, claws 1.5-2 mm long, filaments 2-3 mm long, anthers c. 1 mm long, styles free,2-2.5 mm long.
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Cormous geophyte, 10-20 cm. Leaves lanceolate, margins ciliate, uppermost about halfway up the stem. Flowers sessile in short spikes, white to pink, tepals free, styles free, filiform.
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Images

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Distribution

Wurmbea punctata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077139-1
WFO ID wfo-0000810567
COL ID 5C44J
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Synonyms

Onixotis ciliata Anguillaria bergii Anguillaria ciliata Anguillaria rubicunda Dipidax punctata Wurmbea ciliata Melanthium punctatum Melanthium punctatum Melanthium secundum Melanthium schlechtendalianum Melanthium capense Melanthium garnotianum Melanthium ciliatum Melanthium gracile Melanthium luridum Melanthium marginatum Melanthium bergii Onixotis secunda Onixotis punctata Dipidax ciliata Dipidax marginata Dipidax ciliata f. blanda Dipidax ciliata f. caerulea Dipidax ciliata f. gracile Dipidax ciliata f. lurida Dipidax ciliata f. rubicunda Melanthium rubicundum Melanthium caeruleum Melanthium blandum Dipidax ciliata var. secunda Dipidax ciliata var. bergii Dipidax ciliata var. gracilis Dipidax ciliata var. rubicunda Dipidax ciliata var. marginata Dipidax ciliata var. garnotiana Dipidax ciliata var. schlechtendalianum Melanthium virescens Wurmbea punctata Wurmbea bergii