Biology:Androcymbium melanthioides

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Short description: Species of plant

African crocus[1]
Androcymbium melanthioides-IMG 6048.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Androcymbium
Species:
A. melanthioides
Binomial name
Androcymbium melanthioides

Androcymbium melanthioides (the African crocus, Afrikaans: bobbejaanskoen, "baboon shoe") is a plant native to Namibia and South Africa . It is not found in KwaZulu-Natal and is registered under the SANBI Red List as "safe" (LC).[2]

There are three subspecies:

  • Androcymbium melanthioides subsp. australe
  • Androcymbium melanthioides subsp. melanthioides
  • Androcymbium melanthioides subsp. transvaalense

The plant is a geophyte with an asymmetrical bulb covered in black fibrous tissue. The sepals are satiny in texture and range from light pink to light purple to light green in color, with many small flowers within.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15538142 entry