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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet
Family: Amaryllidaceae Calostemma
Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 298 (1810).
Derivation: Greek kalos, beautiful; stemma, crown; alluding to the corona derived from the filaments. Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Garland lilies.
Description:
Biology: The ovary usually contains 2 ovules, of which 1 aborts and the other grows until it fills the cavity of the ripe capsule, which has a membranous purplish-brown longitudinally 6-nerved pericarp. 2 or 3 embryos protrude by small holes through the thin coat of the capsule; after the capsule has fallen to the ground and its albumen has been absorbed by the embryos, the latter develop into new plants. A similar method of reproduction in this genus and also in Crinum and Amaryllis was noted by Robert Brown and the content of the capsule was called by him a "bulbiform seed". Key to Species: Author: Not yet available |
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