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Derivation of specific name

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vansonii: named after Mr. Van Son, who first flowered a collected specimen in his Pretoria garden, before it had been described.
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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). Cryptostephanus vansonii I. Verd. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115140
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Perennial herb growing from a short rhizome with fleshy roots. Leaves strap-shaped, up to 53 cm long and c. 2.5 cm wide. Flowering stem up to 27 cm long, flattened with sharply edged narrow wings. Inflorescence up to 40-flowered. Flowers white, often pink-tinged; perianth segments, up to 1.5 cm long. Fruit a subglobose red berry, c. 4 mm wide.
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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). Cryptostephanus vansonii I. Verd. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115140
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Frequency

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Local
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cryptostephanus vansonii I. Verd. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115140
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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Border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, including Mt Gorongosa.
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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). Cryptostephanus vansonii I. Verd. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115140
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
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Flora of Zimbabwe