A new Rhadamanthus species (Hyacinthaceae) from the Northwestern Cape, South Africa

Authors
Snijman, DA Manning, JC Goldblatt, P
Citation
Da. Snijman et al., A new Rhadamanthus species (Hyacinthaceae) from the Northwestern Cape, South Africa, NOVON, 9(1), 1999, pp. 111-113
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
NOVON
ISSN journal
10553177 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
111 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-3177(199921)9:1<111:ANRS(F>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Rhadamanthus involutus is a rare, hysteranthous-leaved species from the Bok keveld Escarpment, west of Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape Province, South Af rica. Most closely related to R. albiflorus B. Nordenstam, R. involutus is distinguished by apically recurved outer tepals that are conspicuously spot ted with green at the base, and suberect inner tepals that have involute ma rgins which overlap to form a tube. The bulbs grow on exposed sandstone she ets between patches of dry fynbos and flower in midsummer.