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Eriospermum lanceifolium

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Eriospermum lanceifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Species:
E. lanceifolium
Binomial name
Eriospermum lanceifolium
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Eriospermum lanceifolium is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum.

Description

Eriospermum lanceifolium bears a single, erect, slender (16cm x 4-5cm), lanceolate leaf, with undulate (sometimes hairy) margins. The leaf is a blue colour; it is a tough, leathery texture.

Eriospermum lanceifolium has a lumpy irregular tuber, which is pinkish inside.

This is one of several Eriospermum species that have erect, slender, lanceolate leaves, including Eriospermum exile, Eriospermum graminifolium and Eriospermum bayeri.

Distribution and habitat

It is indigenous to granite or sandstone soils in the Western Cape, South Africa. It occurs from the Olifants River mountains as far as the town of Albertinia.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.
  2. ^ Distribution map
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