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Cyrtanthus galpinii
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| Synonyms: |
Cyrtanthus balenii Phillips |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small, pink-flowered herb, 1- or less often 2-flowered, flowering before the leaves. Bracts 2. Petals 6. Style lobes 3. Stamens 6, 3 lower down in the tube of the corolla than the other 3. Ovary inferior. |
| Notes: | This species is closely related to Cyrtanthus sanguineus (Lindl.) Walp. and C. thorncroftii C.H. Wright. A specimen at SRGH from northern Zimbabwe was long misidentified as C. thorncroftii but does in fact belong here. Both C. sanguineus and C. thorncroftii are endemic to South Africa. |
| Derivation of specific name: | galpinii: after E.E. Galpin (1858-1941), a botanical collector |
| Habitat: | Amongst grass on dry rocky slopes in open Brachystegia woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | (May-)Aug - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,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: | Tuesday 8 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 76 - 77. (Includes a picture). 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. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 40 - 41. (Includes a picture). Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006). Synopsis of the Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 18(2) Page 156. Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 110 - 112. (Includes a picture). |
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