PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASPARAGALES / IRIDACEAE / CROCOIDEAE / IXIEAE / DIERAMA / GRANDIFLORUM
Plants ± 1500 mm high, solitary or a few stems tufted together. Corm ± 25 mm diam. Stem with lowermost peduncle 55-110 mm long. Foliage leaves several, 600-900 x 4-8 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 3 or 4. Spikes pendulous, terminal 6- to 8-flowered, laterals (4)7 to 10, each 3- to 6-flowered; bracts elliptic, acute, 17-30 x 8-10 mm, less than two internodes long, flecked brownish all over but more lightly toward margins or sometimes whitish, lateral veins 5 each side of main vein. Flowers funnel-shaped, dark pink with purplish tube; perianth tube (8.5-)15.0-24.0 mm long; tepals (20-)33-46 x (8-)10-16 mm, ± conduplicate apically with tips recurved and twisted. Anthers 8.5-11.0 mm long. Stigmas held 11-24 mm below top of perianth. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Perennial herb, geophyte, 1.3-1.5 m high; stem slender; corm 25 mm in diam. Leaves linear, acuminate, lacerate at margins; radical leaves 600-900 x 4-8 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 3 or 4. Flowering stems 1.35-1.50 m high. Inflorescence a raceme of spikes, with 4-10 lax branches. Bracts white with pale brown streaks, 7-30 long, elliptic, acute, flecked all over and margins. Perianth blue-purple, 50-70 mm long; tube cylindrical, 15-24 mm long; tepals 33-46 x 10-16 mm, ± folded towards apex, curving outwards at maturity, dainty appearance. Anthers 8.5-11.0 mm long. Flowering time Oct.-Dec. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Magwaza, ZL. 2019. Iridaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1821-1882. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Restricted to the mountains near Graaff-Reinet and Somerset East and occurring as solitary stems or small clumps with stems ± 1500 mm tall, leaves 4-8 mm wide, and pendulous inflorescences of large, dark pink flowers with funnel-shaped perianth (30-)50-70 mm long, the tips of the tepals characteristically folded together, recurved and twisted. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Grassy slopes among rocks and in scrub. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
In grassy slopes and among rocks. Dry Highveld Grassland. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Magwaza, ZL. 2019. Iridaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1821-1882. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
A narrow endemic extending from the Ouberg northwest of Graaff-Reinet and the Boschberg north of Somerset East. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
October to December
1200 to 1300 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
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Names and Sources
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
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| Devil thorn | English | Pooley, ES. 1998. A field guide to wildflowers KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern region, 1 ed. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asparagales
FAMILY Iridaceae
SUBFAMILY Crocoideae
TRIBE Ixieae
GENUS Dierama
SPECIES grandiflorum
9 results for Dierama grandiflorum G.J.Lewis
Barcode: NBG0267093-0 Collector(s) & number: Paterson-Jones, JC, 946 | 2011-2-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, On the E side of Gowementsberg in the Komdeboo Mountains W of Aberdeen.
General notes: In grassland on the slopes directly below the summit cliffs. In full flower. Flowers large, pink. Visited by Aeropetes tulbaghia. Locally common. Karoo. Common. Moist, loam soil. Full sun. Bulbous plant. Flowering period: February. Pink flowers. Herb material.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0202231-0 Collector(s) & number: McMaster, JC, s.n. 8 | 2001-12-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Waainek, Bosberg, Somerset East. 32°39'857"S: 25°38'403"E.
General notes: Afro-Montane. Rare. Bulb. Moist, loamy soil. Full sun. Bulbous plant. Flower: pink. Flowering: November. Last flowers (late).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0179222-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1945-11-13
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Hort Kirstenbosch, near old entrance.
General notes: Flowers large pink, tube long, blue-purple.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0060922-1 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1943-10-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Hort Kirstenbosch.
General notes: Flowers pink with purple tube.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0062097-0 Collector(s) & number: Harries, SM, NBG 1881/29 | 1935-11-7
South Africa, Eastern Cape, SOMERSET EAST. FLOWERED AT KIRSTENBOSCH.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0143253-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, OM, 13236 | 1980-10-24
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Somerset East. Boschberg.
General notes: Burnt slopes overlooking town. Solitary or small clumps. Perianth 5cm (tube 2cm, lobes 3cm); deep pink, lobes spreading recurved at tips when fully open.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0060922-2 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1943-10-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town. Hort Kirstenbosch.
General notes: Flowers pink with purple tube.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0062105-0 Collector(s) & number: van der Walt, PT, 417 | 1918-12-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, SOMERSET OOS; BOSBERG; TUSSEN KLIPPE IN VALLEIE IN GRASVELD.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0060923-0 Collector(s) & number: Unknown, s.n. | 1945-11-13
South Africa, Western Cape, Hort Kirstenbosch, near old Entrance.
General notes: Flowers large, blue, tube long blue-purple.
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
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Iridaceae Bredenkamp, CL; Magwaza, ZLIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3)1821-1882
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1934
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Dierama grandiflorum G.J.Lewis Lewis, GJFlowering Plants of South Africa 14: , t.542
No results found for Dierama grandiflorum G.J.Lewis
Status and criteria
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Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
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