Albuca tortuosa Baker
- Common Name:
- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
- Synonym(s): Ornithogalum tortile J. C. Manning & Goldblatt
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Description: bulb globose, proliferous, 1 1/2–2 in. diam.;4
leaves 8–11, linear, glabrous, flaccid, conspicuously spirally twisted, a foot or more long, 1/2 in. broad low down; 4
peduncle moderately stout, about a foot long; raceme moderately dense, 1/2 ft. long; pedicels ascending, permanently erect, lower 1–1 1/2 in. long; bracts ovate-lanceolate, nearly as long as the pedicels; calyx and corolla of a flower (generally used when the two are similar).">perianth 3/4– 7/8 in. long, yellow, broadly striped with green; stamens all fertile; style prismatic, as long as the ovary.4
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201800189
- Source: Drago Cactoid / Ken Mosher
- Accession Date: 12-27-2018
- Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-23-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Scilloideae
- Tribe: Ornithogaleae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 28 December, 2018.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 28 December, 2018.
- Albuca tortuosa at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Friday, 28 December, 2018.
- Albuca tortuosa at JStor Global Plants. Last accessed on Friday, 28 December, 2018.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
data regenerated on Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:37:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]