Ammocharis baumii (Harms) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
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Photo: Geoff Nichols
Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi
Photo: Geoff Nichols
Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi
Photo: Geoff Nichols
Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi
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Synonyms:
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Crinum baumii Harms
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Leaves in a rosette, narrowly linear, 2-4 mm wide, erect. Scape up to 12 cm tall at flowering time, erect; inflorescence of 1-2 flowers. Perianth tube 10-13 cm long; segments linear, abruptly spreading, white with a deep red keel. Stamens arcuate, ascending; filaments white, becoming red. Fruit up to 0.5 cm broad, subspherical, not beaked. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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baumii: named for the collector of the type specimen, Baum 273. |
Habitat:
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In arid areas. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Botswana, Namibia (including Caprivi), Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Tuesday 11 December 2018 |
Literature:
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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. as Crinum baumii
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008). Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 131 - 132.
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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 Caprivi: Species information: Ammocharis baumii. https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114970, retrieved 28 January 2023
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