PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASPARAGALES / IRIDACEAE / CROCOIDEAE / IXIEAE / DUTHIASTRUM / LINIFOLIUM
Plants 60-150 mm high. Corm 10-15 mm diam.; tunics of fine, netted fibres. Stem up to 100 mm long, subterranean, branched. Leaves 6 to 9, mostly basal, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 40-120 x (1.5-)3.0-6.0 mm, with prominent main and secondary veins. Spike 1- or 2-flowered; bracts 25-60 mm long, membranous and pellucid, inner as long as or shorter than outer. Flowers bright yellow (rarely dull orange with yellow star in centre), outer tepals veined or flushed brownish purple beneath, unscented, opening midday and closing at dusk; perianth tube 40-80 mm long, ± 1 mm diam., occluded by style but widening gradually to 2 mm in upper 10 mm; tepals spreading, elliptic, 12-25 x 4-8 mm. Filaments 4-6 mm long; anthers 5-7 mm long, incurved apically, yellow. Ovary with stalk 1.5-15.0 mm long; style dividing opposite anthers, branches 3-6 mm long. Capsules ellipsoid, 20-25 mm long, stalked. Seeds 2-3 mm diam. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Geophyte, up to 150 mm tall. Corm 10-15 mm in diameter. Leaves linear, falcate, 40-200 x 1.5-5.0 mm. Perianth tube 40-70 mm long; perianth segments 25-40 mm in diameter. Flowers yellow. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Locally common in alluvial washes, mainly in limey silt or on chalky flats. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Grassland. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Scattered through central South Africa in the Vaal-Orange drainage basin, from Kimberley in Northern Cape to Mmbatho in Northwest and eastward to Kroonstad in Free State, with a recent unconfirmed sight record from Devon near Heidelberg in Gauteng of a population with dull orange flowers. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
March to May
0 to 1370 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
FSA
SA
BOT
NAM
ESW
LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
Published in: J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 91 (1975)
Duthiella linifolia (E.Phillips) M.P.de Vos
Syringodea linifolia E.Phillips
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asparagales
FAMILY Iridaceae
SUBFAMILY Crocoideae
TRIBE Ixieae
GENUS Duthiastrum
SPECIES linifolium
37 results for Duthiastrum linifolium (E.Phillips) M.P.de Vos
Year
Barcode: NBG0179783-0 Collector(s) & number: Malan, 10 | 1973-9-
South Africa, North West, Golf court., Bloemhof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1459238-0 Collector(s) & number: Fritz, GPJ, s.n. | 2014-3-15
South Africa, Gauteng, Heidelberg. Devon.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0892434-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 4959 | 2011-4-18
South Africa, Northern Cape, Herbert. Mokala National Park. Lilydale.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042424-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 24202 | 1969-4-22
South Africa, Free State, BOTHAVILLE DIST.; COMMANDO DRIFT; VAAL RIVER.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042422-0 Collector(s) & number: Henrici, MGA, 5215 | 1956-4-13
South Africa, Free State, FAURESMITH DIST.; FAURESMITH VELD RESERVE.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042425-0 Collector(s) & number: Pont, JW, 462 | 1929-4-
South Africa, Free State, KROONSTAD DIST.; NEAR CONVENT.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042423-0 Collector(s) & number: Pretorius, E, PRE 30776 | 1961-6-13
South Africa, Free State, BLOEMFONTEIN DIST.; MODDERRIVIER.
General notes: Vlei. Buitenste blomdek effens bruin, binneste geel-oranje.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: SAM0046641-0 Collector(s) & number: Wilman, M, s.n. | 1921-3-
South Africa, Northern Cape, Griquatown.
General notes: Abundant on kalkveld but just beginning to bloom.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0711707-0 Collector(s) & number: Scheepers, JC, 1714 | 1968-4-2
South Africa, Free State, KROONSTAD DIST.; NASEBY THORNS FARM.
General notes: Single yellow flowers. Localised, gregarious.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042421-0 Collector(s) & number: Louw, WJ, 1810 | 1950-4-8
South Africa, North West, BLOEMHOF DIST.; PANFONTEIN GAME RESERVE.
General notes: Heavy clay in shallow depressions in grassveld. Rare, except in restricted areas.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0892420-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 4924 | 2011-4-6
South Africa, Northern Cape, Postmansburg. Kolomela Mine, SW of Postmansburg. Ploegfontein 487.
General notes: Habitat: rocky slope. Natural veld. Locality: scattered. Blare stewig/hard
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0179781-0 Collector(s) & number: Manning, JC, 2235 | 2000-4-15
South Africa, Northern Cape, Kimberly District, Riverton, 1 km along road to Warrenton immediately E of Riverton Waterworks.
General notes: Biome: Savanna. Floodplain. Stony soil; Seasonally waterlogged. Soil type: silt ; Lithology: calcrete. Partial shade, full sun; geophyte. Flowers yellow, opening in afternoon, unscented, nectarless. Locally common in alluvial washes in limey silt.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0476693-0 Collector(s) & number: Muller, DB, 1740 | 1975-3-11
South Africa, Free State, BLOEMFONTEIN DIST.; KRUGERSDRIFTDAM NATUURRESERVAAT; DEELKOP.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0735825-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, IB, 534 | 1988-4-14
South Africa, Free State, Virginia; 4 km W of Virginia.
General notes: Flat sandy grassveld.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042426-0 Collector(s) & number: Pole-Evans, IB, 52 | 1920-3-23
South Africa, Northern Cape, POSTMASBURG; C. 5 MI. W. OF POSTMASBURG.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE1023933-0 Collector(s) & number: Gotze, AR, 209 | 2009-3-26
South Africa, North West, Taung area just S. of Vaaltyn.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0524424-0 Collector(s) & number: Pettifer, HL, 445 | 1977-5-24
South Africa, North West, BLOEMHOF DIST.; RIETFONTEIN FARM.
General notes: Slope: flat. Open grassveld. Brown clay. Bulb slightly larger than a hazel nut.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042433-0 Collector(s) & number: Brueckner, AE, 482 | 1945-4-16
South Africa, North West, MAFEKING DIST.; MOSITA; MOSHESH.
General notes: Alluvium near dam outflow.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0110670-0 Collector(s) & number: Swart, J, 12 | --
South Africa, North West, BLOEMHOF DIST.; S.A. LOMBARD NATUURRESERVAAT.
General notes: Moerasagtige deel naby 'n pan (toring).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0180733-0 Collector(s) & number: De Vos, M, 2272 | 1973-6-
South Africa, Free State, Bloemhof. Bloemhof Transvaal Golf course close to N3 - road.
General notes: Flowering time: May - June.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042427-0 Collector(s) & number: Cooke, OL, PRE 30778 | 1936-5-
South Africa, Northern Cape, BARKLY WEST DIST.; MOZIB.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042434-0 Collector(s) & number: Henrici, MGA, 151 | --
South Africa, North West, VRYBURG DIV.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042420-0 Collector(s) & number: Sutton, JD, 55 | 1928-11-
South Africa, North West, WOLMARANSSTAD DIST.; BOSKUIL.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0179782-0 Collector(s) & number: De Vos, MP, 2272 | 1980-5-
South Africa, North West, Bloemhof.
General notes: Frequent on golf course. July 1972 found in fruting stage. Grown in my garden.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042432-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 460 | 1936-6-26
South Africa, North West, BARKLY WEST DIST.; MAMOTLA LOCATION.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042430-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 6478 | 1925-4-
South Africa, Northern Cape, DOUGLAS DIST.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0740973-0 Collector(s) & number: Joffe, H, 624 | 1989-4-18
South Africa, North West, VRYBURG; C 45 KM ON ROAD FROM VRYBURG TO REIVILO.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042429-0 Collector(s) & number: Nursey, W, 132 | 1964-4-16
South Africa, Northern Cape, BARKLY WEST DIST.; KOOPMANSFONTEIN AGRIC. RESEARCH STATION.
General notes: Limeveld.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0726651-0 Collector(s) & number: Saaiman, T, 115 | 1988-4-28
South Africa, Free State, BRANDFORT DIST.; WINTERHOEK PLAAS; NABY MODDERRIVIER.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042428-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 317 | 1936-3-24
South Africa, Northern Cape, BARKLY WEST DIST.; NEAR KOOPMANSFONTEIN.
General notes: Kalkveld. Flowers yellow.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042431-0 Collector(s) & number: Leistner, OA, 1901 | 1960-5-21
South Africa, Northern Cape, KIMBERLEY DIV.; 3 MI. N. OF RIVERTON NEAR VAAL RIVER.
General notes: Sandy alluvium between boulders. Flowers yellow; outer perianth lobes backed with brownish tint. Locally common.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0042419-0 Collector(s) & number: Zambatis, N, 215 | 1973-4-2
South Africa, North West, BARBERSPAN NATURE RESERVE.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2020
SERIES
Iridaceae of southern Africa Goldblatt, P; Manning, JCStrelitzia 42: 1-1159
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1999
1997
SERIES
Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJStrelitzia 6: 1-681
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
1975
1974
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Duthiella, 'n nuwe genus van die iridaceae De Vos, MPJournal of South African Botany 40: 301-309
1917
No results found for Duthiastrum linifolium (E.Phillips) M.P.de Vos
Status and criteria
LC
Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
REPORT
Naesje, T.F., Hay, C.J., Nickanor, N., Koekemoer, J. , Strand, R and C.B. Thorstad 2007. Fish populations, gill net catches and gill net selectivity in the lower Orange River, Namibia, from 1995 to 2001. NINA Report 231
THESIS
Ramoejane, M. 2016. Genetic diversity, evolutionary relationships and conservation of southern African fishes in relation to water management. PhD thesis Rhodes University
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