Crinum aurantiacum Lehmiller
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Mfuwe-Chipata
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Livingstone-Zimba
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Mongu District, Looma.
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47 km West of Kabompo.
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
Photo: Jos Stevens
Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
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Native |
Description:
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Leaves more than 7 mm wide, margins ciliate. Flowers generally more than 2 per umbel; zygomorphic, perianth tube curved at anthesis, the segments connivent into a funnel or bell, with a purplish or red keel; stamens declinate, anthers yellowish, greyish or brownish. Fruits glossy, bright yellow or orange. Seeds 3-13, glabrous,pale green, with a rough greyish outer covering. |
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Zambia and Malawi |
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Savanna or disturbed grassland. |
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Literature:
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Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 123 - 124.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Crinum aurantiacum. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191210, retrieved 4 February 2025
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