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Eriospermum mackenii
mackenii
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Castle Beacon, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa near junction with main Zvishavane Rutenga road.
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| Synonyms: |
Bulbine mackenii Hook. f. Eriospermum junodi Baker Eriospermum veratriforme Poelln. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 40 cm high, growing from a subglobose tuber. Leaves 2-5, present together with the flowers, ovate, up to 9 cm long, hairless, basally channelled. Inflorescence up to 50-flowered raceme on a peduncle up to 20 cm long. Bracts ovate, 1-2 mm long. Pedicels up to 25 mm long. Flowers up to 12 mm in diameter, bell-shaped with equal tepals, bright yellow with a green mid-vein. Capsule obovoid, c.8 mm long. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mackenii: after Mark Johnston McKen (1823-1872), Scottish plant collector and herbarium curator at the Durban Botanic Gardens. |
| Habitat: | In rocky grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 29 September 2016 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 90. Perry, P.L. (2010). Eriospermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 2 - 3. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Eriospermum mackenii subsp. mackeniiFlora of Zambia: Eriospermum mackenii subsp. mackenii
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eriospermum mackeniiAfrican Plant Database: Eriospermum mackenii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eriospermum mackenii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eriospermum mackenii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eriospermum mackenii
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iNaturalist: Eriospermum mackenii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eriospermum mackenii
JSTOR Plant Science: Eriospermum mackenii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eriospermum mackenii
Plants of the World Online: Eriospermum mackenii
Tropicos: Eriospermum mackenii
Wikipedia: Eriospermum mackenii
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