Description
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Hairless perennial, 60-100 cm tall. Leaves
often absent at flowering time. Flowers in a terminal raceme, 20-30 cm long.Outer perianth segments 18-20
× 5 mm, yellow-green with a green central stripe;
inner similar but slightly broader, c. 7
mm wide. Capsule 15-18 mm.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albuca abyssinica Jacq. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114200
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albuca abyssinica Jacq. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114200
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Albuca abyssinica: Brief Summary
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Albuca abyssinica (syn. Albuca melleri), known in Tanzania by the common names koyosa and kitunguu pori, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions in Africa. The flowers grow terminal racemes 20 – 30 cm long with the plant achieving heights between 60 and 100 cm. Its bulb has been used to treat inflammation and for dressing wounds.
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