Chlorophytum pusillum Schweinf. ex Baker
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
On the northern slope of the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
On the northern slope of the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected in the Munali Hills, Chikankata District
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb; small, up to 3.5 cm. tall; rhizome not distinct; roots short with elongated tubers; leaves in basal rosette, 1-4, prostrate, 2.5-19.5 × 1.2-10 cm., oblanceolate. Inflorescence dense, unbranched, to 1.5 cm. long; tepals white, c. 7 mm. long. Capsule shallowly deltoid; seeds black, slightly folded to saucer-shaped. |
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pusillum: insignificant, small, weak |
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Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
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Malawi distribution:
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C,S |
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Perennial.
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Literature:
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Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 87 - 89. (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 85.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Chlorophytum pusillum. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=113510, retrieved 2 April 2023
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