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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Eucomis regia'' is a winter-growing [[bulb]]ous plant. In flower, it reaches up to about {{cvt|20|cm|in|0}} or less. It grows from a small ovoid bulb, usually solitary, about {{cvt|3|–|5|cm|in|frac=4}} across. The leaves are about {{cvt|10|–|20|cm|in|0}} long and {{cvt|3|cm|in|frac=4}} wide, with a rough surface, ridged along the leaf veins, and with very small indentations along the margins. They lie flat on the ground. The greenish flowers are lack obvious [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]]s (stalks), being sunken into the [[Scape (botany)|scape]] (stem). They have an unpleasant smell. The flower spike is topped by a head or "coma" of ovate [[bract]]s long enough in some forms to hide the flowers almost completely.<ref name=Comp90/><ref name=Dunc07/> |
''Eucomis regia'' is a winter-growing [[bulb]]ous plant. In flower, it reaches up to about {{cvt|20|cm|in|0}} or less. It grows from a small ovoid bulb, usually solitary, about {{cvt|3|–|5|cm|in|frac=4}} across. The leaves are about {{cvt|10|–|20|cm|in|0}} long and {{cvt|3|cm|in|frac=4}} wide, with a rough surface, ridged along the leaf veins, and with very small indentations along the margins. They lie flat on the ground. It flowers from late winter to early spring, dying down completely during the dry summer. The greenish flowers are lack obvious [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]]s (stalks), being sunken into the [[Scape (botany)|scape]] (stem). They have an unpleasant smell. The flower spike is topped by a head or "coma" of ovate [[bract]]s long enough in some forms to hide the flowers almost completely.<ref name=Comp90/><ref name=Dunc07/> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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''Eucomis regia'' is native to the [[Cape Provinces]] of South Africa.<ref name=WCSP_305902/> It is found in two areas in the south west of the [[Western Cape]] and the [[Northern Cape]],<ref name=Crou10/> in the winter rainfall zone. It is restricted to heavy clay soils in open areas or in [[renosterveld]] vegetation, amongst rocks on shaded south-facing hillsides.<ref name=Dunc07/> |
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==References== |
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<ref name=Comp90>{{Citation |last1=Compton |first1=James |date=1990 |title=''Eucomis'' L'Heritier |journal=The Plantsman |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=129–139 }}</ref> |
<ref name=Comp90>{{Citation |last1=Compton |first1=James |date=1990 |title=''Eucomis'' L'Heritier |journal=The Plantsman |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=129–139 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Crou10>{{Citation |last=Crouch |first=Neil R. |year=2010 |title=An adaptation of Reyneke's key to the genus ''Eucomis'' |journal=PlantLife |issue=39 & 40 |pages=45–52 |url=http://plantlife.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/An-adaptation-of-Reyneke%E2%80%99s-key-to-the-genus-Eucomis-.pdf |access-date=2013-08-21 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Dunc07>{{Citation |last1=Duncan |first1=Graham |date=2007 |title=Lesser-known ''Eucomis'' |journal=The Plantsman |series=New Series |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=98–103 }}</ref> |
<ref name=Dunc07>{{Citation |last1=Duncan |first1=Graham |date=2007 |title=Lesser-known ''Eucomis'' |journal=The Plantsman |series=New Series |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=98–103 }}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Eucomis |
| Species: | E. regia
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| Eucomis regia (L.) L'Hér.[1]
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Eucomis regia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Fritillaria regia. It was moved to Eucomis by Charles L'Héritier in 1789.[1]
Eucomis pillansii has been treated as a separate species or as the subspecies E. regia subsp. pillansii, but is now included in E. regia.[1]
Description
Eucomis regia is a winter-growing bulbous plant. In flower, it reaches up to about 20 cm (8 in) or less. It grows from a small ovoid bulb, usually solitary, about 3–5 cm (1+1⁄4–2 in) across. The leaves are about 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long and 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) wide, with a rough surface, ridged along the leaf veins, and with very small indentations along the margins. They lie flat on the ground. It flowers from late winter to early spring, dying down completely during the dry summer. The greenish flowers are lack obvious pedicels (stalks), being sunken into the scape (stem). They have an unpleasant smell. The flower spike is topped by a head or "coma" of ovate bracts long enough in some forms to hide the flowers almost completely.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Eucomis regia is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It is found in two areas in the south west of the Western Cape and the Northern Cape,[4] in the winter rainfall zone. It is restricted to heavy clay soils in open areas or in renosterveld vegetation, amongst rocks on shaded south-facing hillsides.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Eucomis regia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-08
- ^ Compton, James (1990), "Eucomis L'Heritier", The Plantsman, 12 (3): 129–139
- ^ a b Duncan, Graham (2007), "Lesser-known Eucomis", The Plantsman, New Series, 6 (2): 98–103
- ^ Crouch, Neil R. (2010), "An adaptation of Reyneke's key to the genus Eucomis" (PDF), PlantLife (39 & 40): 45–52, retrieved 2013-08-21