Species Androcymbium capense
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Etymology of Androcymbium:
Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
Etymology of capense:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South or even Southern Africa.
Scientific name:
Androcymbium capense (L.) K. Krause
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Synonym status:
Acaulescent, cormous geophyte. Leaves lanceolate, margins ciliate, sometimes undulate. Flowers enclosed in large white bracts, sometimes striped green, tepals auriculate below. June--Aug. Clay or loam flats, NW, SW, LB (Namaqualand and W Karoo to Swellendam).
Observations of Taxon
Androcymbium capense
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/12/2016 - 3:00pm
Collection:
Colchicum
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
03/09/2012 - 7:02pm
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Androcymbium capense
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
16/06/2006 - 2:47pm
Collection:
Androcymbium capense
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
14/06/2006 - 7:24pm
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Androcymbium capense
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
26/06/2011 - 12:09pm
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