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Raphiacme longifolia (N. E. Br.) Schum.

Derivation of specific name

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longifolia: with long leaves
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Raphionacme longifolia (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145370
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Erect perennial herb, growing from an ovoid to subspherical tuber, up to 10 cm in diameter. Stems single to few, erect, often twining terminally, up to 75 cm long, brownish. Leaves opposite, sessile, 12-15 cm long, linear to very narrowly ovate-lanceolate, green and finely velvety above, paler below; midrib whitish. Flowers in 5-10-flowered axillary and terminal clusters. Corolla densely finely velvety outside; lobes often strongly reflexed, up to 6 × 3 mm, oblong-ovate to triangular, green, often with a violet base, green-brown, maroon-brown or dull violet-red. Corona whitish to purple; lobes 3-segmented; central segment 5-6 mm long, much larger than lateral. Fruit paired, erect follicles, cylindrical-ovoid, c. 100 × 4 mm.
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Raphionacme longifolia (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145370
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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Botswana, CAR, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Raphionacme longifolia (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145370
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe