Amaryllidaceae
Pancratium

Pancratium tenuifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 312 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Vegetative Multiplication Bulbs
Bulb globose, up to 4 cm in diam., narrowed into a neck
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 35 x 0.3–1 cm, developing after anthesis, finely pubescent near the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle 1–10 cm long, finely pubescent, bearing 1 flower enclosed in a pale membranous bifid involucrum
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-tube 9–12 cm long, slender, pale green; segments 5–10 cm long, up to 1 cm wide, white with greenish median stripe
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
False corona 2–4 cm long, with 2 triangular lobes between each pair of stamens
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments 1–2 cm long; anthers 5–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose to cylindrical, up to 2.5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds up to 30, glossy, black, subglobose to angular, c. 4 mm in diam., furnished with a white appendage.
Distribution
N1, 3; S2; widespread in tropical and southern Africa.
Ecology
Sea level to c. 1000 m.
[FSOM]

Amaryllidaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology General Habit
Solitary bulbs 1-2 in. in diameter giving rise to a few arching glossy leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white, opening at night, scented, pollen golden yellow.
[FWTA]

Common Names

English
Vlei lily

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/