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Tulbaghia alliacea
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Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Mutare
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By Masvingo - Zvishavane road just before Mashava
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Greystone Park NR, Harare
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Greystone Park NR, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Tulbaghia brachystemma Kunth Tulbaghia campanulata N.E. Br. Tulbaghia cernua Avé-Lall. Tulbaghia inodora Gaertn. Tulbaghia narcissiflora Salisb. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial herb, up to 50 cm high. Leaves linear, 9-20 cm long. Peduncle 15-30 cm long. Involucral bracts broadly lanceolate, 1-2 cm long. Inflorescence 3-8-flowered on pedicels upto 3.5 cm long in fruit. Flowers with a tube up to 7 mm long; perianth lobes, green often tinged purple,spreading to somewhat reflexed. Corona slightly broader than perianth tube,obscurely 3-6-crenate, orange-to orange-brown, 2-3 mm long. Capsule obcordate, up to 8 mm long. |
| Notes: | See Tulbaghia leucantha for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | alliacea: Allium-like, smelling strongly of onions. |
| Habitat: | In a wide range of grassland or woodland habitats. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct-Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 24 September 2018 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Kativu, S. (2002). Alliaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 18(1) Page 74. Kativu, S. (2008). Alliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 92 - 93. 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 84. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 104. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tulbaghia alliaceaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tulbaghia alliacea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tulbaghia alliacea
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