Asparagaceae
Dipcadi

Dipcadi gracillimum Baker

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 446 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Hyacinthaceae, Brita Stedje, Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1996

Morphology General Habit
Plants 20-30 cm.
Vegetative Multiplication Bulbs
Bulb 13-24 mm. in diameter.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 8-17, filiform to linear with inrolled margin, up to 35 cm. long, 1-1.5 mm. wide, smooth, base free, expanded, membranous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scapes 1-3, 15-25 cm. long, smooth.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Raceme with 5-12 flowers; pedicels smooth, 3-7 mm., up to 10 mm. in fruit; bracts lanceolate, 6-15 mm., acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers yellowish.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-segments 10-12 mm., without caudate appendages.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments 3.5-4 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 3-4 mm. long, 2.5 mm. across.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 8-11 mm. long, 12-15 mm. in diameter.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4-6 mm. long.
Habitat
Bushed grassland on sandy soil, dry areas; ± 900 m.
Distribution
T7
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/