
Species Onixotis stricta

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Etymology of Onixotis:
Gk. onyx = claws (hence clawed base of petals); otos = ear; alluding to the auriculate petal claws.
Etymology of stricta:
From the Latin strictus = ‘compressed’ or 'constricted'
Scientific name:
Onixotis stricta (Burm. f.) Wijnands
Common names:
Rysblommetjie
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Synonym status:
Cormous geophyte, 20--50 cm. Leaves subterete, triangular in section, upper 2 leaves set just below spike. Flowers sessile in elongate spikes, pink, styles shortly united, filiform. Aug.--Oct. Marshes and pools, NW, SW (Namaqualand to Cape Peninsula and Worcester).
Observations of Taxon

Onixotis stricta
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Onixotis stricta
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
07/12/2016 - 3:03pm
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Onixotis stricta
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
01/09/2013 - 7:24pm
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Onixotis stricta
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
01/09/2012 - 4:20pm
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