Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

  • Filed As

    Asparagaceae
    Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

  • Collector(s)

    R. Brand 400 with C. Logie, A. Bosch, 30 Sep 2001

  • Location

    South Africa. Eastern Cape. St Francis Bay. Waterways B&B.

  • Habitat

    Grassland and fynbos, on cultivated lawn. Coastal dune in garden. well-drained sanddy soil of quartz. Full sun. Native. Rare.

  • Description

    Perennial geophyte, 5-8cm high. Sessile, simple leaves glabrous, pale green, 2 alternate leaves broad and flat, 5x2 cm, close to ground. Bulbs spherical, 1-2 cm in diam. Trilocular capsules terminally clustered, on long, slender fruit stalks, about 4 cm long, seeds black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00210805

    Occurrence ID: 3e57fc40-c925-4b37-81a4-a8382547adc9

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Eastern Cape

  • Locality

    St Francis Bay. Waterways B&B

  • Coordinates

    -34.1444, 24.8336

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00210805
The New York Botanical Garden and
University of the Free State
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Hvacinthaceae
Polyxena ensifolia (L.f.) Schonl.
determined by: C. Logie:
Perennial geophyte, 5-8 cm high. Sessile, simple leaves glabrous, pale green, 2
alternate leaves broad and flat, 5x2 cm, close to ground. Bulbs spherical, 1-2 cm in
diam. Trilocular capsules terminally clustered, on long, slender fruit stalks, about 4
cm long, seeds black.
South Africa, Eastern Cape. Waterways B&B.: 34°8.666'S, 24°50.016'E
Grassland and fynbos, on cultivated lawn.. Coastal dune, in garden Well-drained
sandy soil of quartzite. Full sun. Rare, native.
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
RB 400(RB-470)
R. Brand 400 with C. Logie & A. Bosch
00210805