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1088.000 Eucomis
Description of the genus
Bulbous, perennial herbs. Leaves several to many, in a basal rosette, smooth, shiny, occasionally with purple spots or stripes. Inflorescence a raceme of many flowers, topped with a coma of green leafy sterile bracts. Fertile bracts smaller than sterile. Flowers greenish (in ours). Perianth segments fused at base; lobes spreading, persistent. Stamens 6; filaments fused below to form a shallow cup. Ovules many. Fruit a 3-angled capsule. Seeds black or brown. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical and South Africa Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt. | MS (other?) | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Eucomis:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: EucomisFlora of Malawi: Eucomis
Flora of Zambia: Eucomis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eucomis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Eucomis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EucomisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eucomis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eucomis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eucomis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eucomis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eucomis
JSTOR Plant Science: Eucomis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eucomis
Plants of the World Online: Eucomis
Tropicos: Eucomis
Wikipedia: Eucomis
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