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Schizocarphus
Description of the genus
Fairly robust geophytes. Bulb up to 80 mm in diameter, plate plane with a dense ring of branched roots; bulb leaves imbricate, compact, tunic fibrous. Leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, glabrous. Inflorescence many-flowered dense racemes on 1-2 erect pubescent scapes, bracts narrow. Tepals free, stellate, light blue or greenish to white. Fruit a globose capsule. Seeds ovoid, black. Worldwide: One species from East Africa to South Africa. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| nervosus (Burch.) Van der Merwe | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Schizocarphus:
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Flora of Botswana: SchizocarphusFlora of Burundi: Schizocarphus
Flora of Malawi: Schizocarphus
Flora of Mozambique: Schizocarphus
Flora of Zambia: Schizocarphus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SchizocarphusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schizocarphus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schizocarphus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schizocarphus
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iNaturalist: Schizocarphus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizocarphus
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizocarphus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schizocarphus
Plants of the World Online: Schizocarphus
Tropicos: Schizocarphus
Wikipedia: Schizocarphus
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