Gethyllis L.

Dyer, R.A. (1976) The Genera of southern African flowering plants. Vol. 2 (Monocotyledons). Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pre

Description of the genus

Bulbous herbs, sometimes dividing into clusters, usually with a sheathing neck round the leaf bases. Leaves usually appearing after flowering and contemporary with fruit. Flowers solitary to a spathe, several-many from a cluster of bulbs. Peduncle much reduced, included in the neck; spathe single, membranous. Perianth with a long, slender cylindric tube; lobes shorter than the tube, spreading. Fruit succulent, clavate, indehiscent, yellowish, aromatic, edible.

Worldwide: About 10 species in South Africa and Namibia

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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transkarooica D. Müll. -DobliesSE

Other sources of information about Gethyllis:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gethyllis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gethyllis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gethyllis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gethyllis
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iNaturalist: Gethyllis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gethyllis
JSTOR Plant Science: Gethyllis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gethyllis
Plants of the World Online: Gethyllis
Tropicos: Gethyllis
Wikipedia: Gethyllis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Gethyllis.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2424, retrieved 28 March 2024

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