Chlorophytum pubiflorum Baker

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Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance road to Envirotrade, Nhambita, Gorongosa

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance road to Envirotrade, Nhambita, Gorongosa

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance road to Envirotrade, Nhambita, Gorongosa

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Entrance road to Envirotrade, Nhambita, Gorongosa

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mueredzi, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mueredzi, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mueredzi, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.

Chlorophytum pubiflorum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mueredzi, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.

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Synonyms: Chlorophytum paniculosum Poelln.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herbs up to c. 80 cm tall, growing from a horizontal rhizome. Leaves linear-lanceolate, up to 40 cm long, more or less in 2 rows, overlapping at the base. Inflorescence a panicle consisting of 3-10 racemose branches, each branch subtended by a bract. Pedicels 2-4 per node, articulated below the middle, more or less densely papillate hairy. Flowers greenish-white, papillate hairy. Stamens as long as the tepals; filaments much longer than the anthers. Capsule globose, 3-angled, c. 5 × 5 mm.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: pubiflorum: with pubescent hairs on the flowers, referring to the papillate hairs on the tepals and pedicels.
Habitat: In seasonally wet grassland, on floodplains and along river margins.
Altitude range: Up to 1400 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Malawi distribution: N,C
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Kativu, S., Hoell, G., Bjorå, C. S. & Nordal, I. (2008). Anthericaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 63.

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Flora of Mozambique: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Flora of Zambia: Chlorophytum pubiflorum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chlorophytum pubiflorum
African Plant Database: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chlorophytum pubiflorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chlorophytum pubiflorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chlorophytum pubiflorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Plants of the World Online: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Tropicos: Chlorophytum pubiflorum
Wikipedia: Chlorophytum pubiflorum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Chlorophytum pubiflorum.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=179780, retrieved 28 March 2024

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