Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 40South African Museum, 1956 - Natural history |
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... tunics of very fine , almost membra- nous , reticulate fibres . Stem 21-50 cm . high , usually about 40 cm . , sometimes with a very short branch just below the spike . Basal sheaths 2 , membranous , 2.5-4.5 and 5.5-8.5 cm . long ...
... tunics of very fine , almost membra- nous , reticulate fibres . Stem 21-50 cm . high , usually about 40 cm . , sometimes with a very short branch just below the spike . Basal sheaths 2 , membranous , 2.5-4.5 and 5.5-8.5 cm . long ...
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... tunics of the corm . In Romulea bulbocodioides the base of the first green leaf , which arises from the corm , is lignified and similar to the upper portion of the outer scale leaf of the corm . The green upper part of this leaf dies ...
... tunics of the corm . In Romulea bulbocodioides the base of the first green leaf , which arises from the corm , is lignified and similar to the upper portion of the outer scale leaf of the corm . The green upper part of this leaf dies ...
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... tunics of hard reticulate fibres not extending up in a neck ; lower side perianth lobes auriculate above the base ; uppermost lobe more or less obovate . 1. parviflora ... 2. villosa 3. Corm tunics of numerous fine matted fibres ...
... tunics of hard reticulate fibres not extending up in a neck ; lower side perianth lobes auriculate above the base ; uppermost lobe more or less obovate . 1. parviflora ... 2. villosa 3. Corm tunics of numerous fine matted fibres ...
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Underground parts eight groups of 8586 tribal significance of 8689 | 38 |
Watsonia marginata flowers nearly regular | 92 |
Watsoniincae proposed as subtribe of Ixieae 107108 | 107 |
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adnate aerial axis Anapalina Anomalesia anthers Antholyza apex Arber Aristea axil Babiana Baker basal leaves bifid Bobartia Bolus Bolus Herb bracteoles bracts bracts and bracteoles branchlets Cape cauline leaves Chasmanthe closely allied corm corm tunics cormlets Crocoideae diagram diam Dierama distinct dorsiventral examined Exohebea fibrous flexuosa flowers G. J. LEWIS Galaxia Geissorrhiza genera genus Gladiolus Gynandriris Herbarium Hesperantha Hexaglottis Homeria inflorescence internodes Iridaceae Iridoideae Ixia Ixieae Ixioideae laminar rudiment Lapeyrousia lata leaf base longa longis margins median membranous Moraea N. E. Brown Nivenia node obtuse outer ovary pedicel perianth segments perianth tube Perianthii petiole Pillansia plant prophylls rhipidia rhizome Romulea scale leaf sheath short shown in fig slightly South African Museum species specimens spicate spike spinous roots stage stamens stem style branches subgenus subtending subtribes Synnotia Syringodea tribe Tritonia type of corm type of inflorescence upper vestigial Watsonia Weimarck wide Witsenia maura Zoology