Pseudogaltonia clavata
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Flowers
28 Oct 2011
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Reddish brown hair covering
lower part of stem
13 Dec 2008
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Leaves
13 Dec 2008
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Seed in capsule
13 Dec 2008
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Seeds
13 Dec 2008
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Habit
13 Dec 2008
| Family: | Hyacinthaceae |
| Full name: | Pseudogaltonia clavata (Mast.) E.Phillips |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Slangkop, Groenlelie, Suidwes slangkop, SWA slangkop |
| English common name(s): | Cape hyacinth, Desert hyacinth |
| Synonym(s): | Ornithogalum clavatum, Galtonia clavata Mast. Hyacinthus pechuelii Kuntze Lindneria clavata (Mast.) Speta Lindneria fibrillosa T.Durand & Lubbers Pseudogaltonia pechuelii (Kuntze) Engl. Pseudogaltonia subspicata Baker |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Stiff red-brown hairs at base. It produces huge bulbs that look like coconuts. Flowers are white and funnel-shaped. (from Pacific Bulb Society website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie |
| Content last updated: | 26 Nov 2011 |
