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1202.000 Pancratium
Description of the genus
Bulbous herbs with solid scapes. Inflorescence of 1(-2) flowers. Involucral bracts 2. Flowers symmetric, white or greenish. Tepals connate into a slender tube; segments spreading. Filaments united into a basal cup, forming a false corona. Fruit a capsule with glossy black seeds. Worldwide: 16 species in the Canary Is, Mediterranean and W and southern Africa Malawi: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| parvicoronatum Geerinck[EN] | C | |
| tenuifolium Hochst. ex A. Rich. | S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Pancratium:
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Flora of Botswana: PancratiumFlora of Mozambique: Pancratium
Flora of Zambia: Pancratium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pancratium
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): PancratiumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Pancratium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pancratium
Wikipedia: Pancratium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pancratium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pancratium
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