Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Details

Name scientific

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight. in Adamson, J. S. African Bot. 5: 57–58 (1939)

Preferred name

Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.

Linked name

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Nomenclature

Authors

F.M.Leight.

Original authors

F.M.Leight.

Publication place

Adamson, R.S. 1939: Some changes in nomenclature II. Journal of South African Botany 5: 53–58.

Year published

1939

Publication page

57–58

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Agapanthus orientalis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Agapanthaceae

Genus

Agapanthus

Species

orientalis

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Agapanthus

Descriptions

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Description

Robust, evergreen, forming dense clumps to 60 cm high, with thick elongate rhizome. Leaves to 20 on each shoot, 20-70 × 1.5-5.5 cm. ± leathery, arching, canaliculate. Flowers light blue, or white, in many- flowered umbels, 4-4.5 cm long, to 7 cm diam.; tube c. 1.5 cm long; lobes spreading; pedicels 4-9 cm long. Capsule 3-4 cm long.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

Metadata

Record id

26ecfb7d-2b29-4e37-b9e3-a717978e4393

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

13 March 2002

Date last updated

11 February 2021

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