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Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Perennial herbs, deciduous; corms depressed-globose. Leaves several, 2-ranked, basal and cauline; lamina lanceolate to linear, mid-vein usually prominent. Inflorescence a spike or panicle taller than the leaves; flowers 2-ranked, zygomorphic, rarely actinomorphic, orange, red, rarely cream to pale yellow or white; corolla trumpet-shaped; base tubular, curved, flaring from base upward, 6-lobed above. Fruit a capsule, oblong, globose or spindle shaped. Worldwide: 52 species in South Africa. Zimbabwe: 0 cultivated taxa. |
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