Eriospermum lanceifolium
| Eriospermum lanceifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Eriospermum |
| Species: | E. lanceifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriospermum lanceifolium jacquin
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Eriospermum lanceifolium is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum.
Description
[edit]Eriospermum lanceifolium bears a single, erect, slender (16 cm x 4–5 cm), 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.
Related species
[edit]This is one of several Eriospermum species that have erect, slender, lanceolate leaves, including Eriospermum exile, Eriospermum graminifolium and Eriospermum bayeri.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town.
- ^ Distribution map