Species Androcymbium cuspidatum
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Range:
Location unknown
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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 cuspidatum:
From the Latin cuspidatus meaning ‘pointed’
Scientific name:
Androcymbium cuspidatum Baker
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Synonym status:
Acaulescent cormous geophyte. Leaves tristichous, lanceolate, prostrate. Flowers 1 or 2, surrounded by inconspicuous green, leaf-like bracts, exposed, tepals auriculate below. July--Aug. Stony flats, NW, KM, SE (W Karoo and Cedarberg Mts to Uniondale).
Observations of Taxon
Androcymbium cuspidatum
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
04/06/2020 - 10:42am
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