Scadoxus nutans
| Scadoxus nutans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Scadoxus |
| Species: | S. nutans
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| Binomial name | |
| Scadoxus nutans (Friis & I.Bjørnstad) Friis & Nordal[1]
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Scadoxus nutans is a herbaceous plant from Ethiopia.[1]
Description
Scadoxus nutans grows from a rhizome with growth occurring mainly in spring and autumn. The overlapping bases of the leaf stalks (petioles) form a false stem or pseudostem, which emerges from the side of last year's pseudostem. The leafless stalk (scape) on which the flowers are borne emerges in the same way. The scape is bent over during flowering so that the flowers face downwards; no other species of Scadoxus has similarly nodding flowers.[2] The umbel of flowers, which has a brush-like appearance, is surrounded by a number of bracts, which persist until fruiting occurs. Individual flowers are carried on short stems (pedicels), less than 1 cm (0.4 in) long, and have red to pink tepals, fused at the base with narrow free segments.[3] When the flowers fade and fruits are formed, the scape straightens, so that the ripe red berries are held upright. The sticky seeds are elongated, about 10 mm (0.4 in) long and 3 mm (0.1 in) wide. All other species of Scadoxus have ovoid or spherical seeds.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Scadoxus nutans", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-03-24
- ^ a b Hutchinson, J. (2014), "Scadoxus of central and east Africa", The Plantsman n.s., 13 (1): 36–42
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Bibliography
- Hutchinson, J.; Wondafrash, M. (2011), "699 Scadoxus nutans", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 28: 23–31, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2011.01725.x
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