HYACINTHACEAE

J C Manning

doi:10.4102/abc.v39i2.248

Abstract

Bothalia: African Biodiveristy & Conservation is published by AOSIS for the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and aims to disseminate knowledge, information and innovative approaches that promote and enhanve the wise use and management of biodiversity in order to sustain the systems and species that support and benefit the people of Africa. The journal was previously publishd as Bothalia, and had served the South African botanical community since 1921. However the expande mandate of SANBI necessitated a broader scope for the journal, and in 2017, the subtitle, African Biodiversity & Conservation was added to reflect this change.

Highlights

Deeply 3-lobed with 2 ovules per locule, ± 1.5 x 1.5 mm, either yellowish green with pure white style, or purple with basal half or entire style purple; style slender and tapering to small terminal stigma, 2.0-2.5 mm long, slightly 3-grooved
Pseudoprospero was until recently considered to be confined to the Eastern Cape, between Alexandria and Umtata (Van der Merwe 1944; Jessop 1970), but the recent discovery o f several populations of the species between Durban and the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal extends the known range of the species some 300 km to the northeast
Several reasons probably contribute to the late discovery o f the taxon in KwaZulu-Natal, not least the fact that this relatively inconspicuous plant is highly localized

Summary

Introduction

Deeply 3-lobed with 2 ovules per locule, ± 1.5 x 1.5 mm, either yellowish green with pure white style, or purple with basal half or entire style purple; style slender and tapering to small terminal stigma, 2.0-2.5 mm long, slightly 3-grooved. Distribution and ecology: far known only from the Eastern Cape, mainly between Alicedale and Peddie (especially around Grahamstown), with a single early record by Drêge from south o f Umtata (Figure 11).

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