PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ASPARAGALES / HYACINTHACEAE / SCILLOIDEAE / MASSONIEAE / VELTHEIMIA / BRACTEATA
The bulb is fleshy, purplish in colour within, but covered with a single layer of overlapping parchment-like tunics, composed of dried leaf bases. It is ovoid in shape with a diameter of up to 7 cm. The plant is never without leaves because the new season's leaves develop before those of the old season die back. The length of the leaves depends on the situation in which the plant is growing, as does the colour of the flowers. In exposed situations the leaves are much shorter than those of plants growing under trees, where the average length is about 32 cm. The leaves are paler and not as shiny on the lower surface as they are on the upper surface. The length of the peduncle also depends on where the plant is growing and it often reaches 50 cm in leafy glades. The flowers [are] borne in a dense raceme. The flowers are subtended by leafy bracts and should the tip of an inflorescence happen to touch the ground, roots are sometimes formed and the bracts at the apex develop into the first leaves of the new plant, which later develops a bulb. The fruit is an inflated capsule with three valves. The capsules are pale green, tinged with mauvy-pink. From: Batten, AU. 1988. Flowers of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved]
Evergreen geophyte, 0.2-0.6 m high. Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate. Inflorescence a many-flowered spike. Flowers spreading to nodding, pink or pale yellow, finely speckled with red; tube 20-35 mm long; tepals ovate, ± 3 mm long. Flowering time Aug., Sept. Fruit an ellipsoid, 3-winged capsule. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Hyacinthaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1771-1810. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Bulbous geophyte, 20-40 cm, bulb tunics fleshy. Leaves suberect, glossy green, margins undulate, seldom all deciduous. Flowers in a congested, ovoid raceme, tubular, spreading to nodding, pink or pale yellow, finely speckled with red. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Snijman, DA. 2012. Hyacinthaceae: Veltheimia Gled. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 115-115. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Often found growing in large stands on fixed dunes, in mixed undergrowth under the shade of Mimusops caf fra or amongst small shrubs, cut back by sea breezes, on exposed slopes facing the sea. From: Batten, AU. 1988. Flowers of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved]
Coastal scrub amongst rocks and limestone, riverbanks and mouths, forested valleys, alt. 5-610 m. Sub-Escarpment Savanna, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Indigenous Forests, Eastern Fynbos-Renosterveld, Albany Thicket. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Hyacinthaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1771-1810. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Coastal scrub. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Snijman, DA. 2012. Hyacinthaceae: Veltheimia Gled. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 115-115. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Relatively common in the coastal aeas of the eastern Cape. From: Batten, AU. 1988. Flowers of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg. [All rights reserved]
Humansdorp to E Cape. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Snijman, DA. 2012. Hyacinthaceae: Veltheimia Gled. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 115-115. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
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
Published in: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 411 (1870)
Veltheimia viridifolia Jacq.
Veltheimia undulata Moench
Published in: Methodus (Moench): 631 (1794)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| forest lily | English | Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Hyacinthaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1771-1810. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| sandui | Afrikaans | Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Hyacinthaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1771-1810. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| sandui | Afrikaans | Phillips, EP; Smith, CA; Van Hoepen, E. 1966. Common names of South African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 35: 1-642. Government Printer, Pretoria. |
Veltheimia viridifolia Jacq. |
| Sandui | Afrikaans | 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 Hyacinthaceae
SUBFAMILY Scilloideae
TRIBE Massonieae
GENUS Veltheimia
SPECIES bracteata
49 results for Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker
Year
Barcode: PRE0111783-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 6662 | 1966-7-13
South Africa, Eastern Cape, TRANSKEI; WILLOWVALE DIST.; 3 MI. FROM CATS PASS.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0584703-0 Collector(s) & number: Brand, R, 230 | 2000-9-25
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Humansdorp. St Francis Bay. Private residence.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046691-0 Collector(s) & number: Letty, JC, PRE 35555 | --
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ELIZABETH DIST.; VAN STADEN'S PASS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046686-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 7037 | --
South Africa, Eastern Cape, KOWIE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046683-0 Collector(s) & number: Lindstedt, J, 9 | 1926-7-20
South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALBANY DIST.; GRAHAMSTOWN; GLEN BOYD FARM
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046684-0 Collector(s) & number: Pegler, AM, 2132 | 1915-9-1
South Africa, Eastern Cape, KENTANI DIST.; IOLORA MOUTH
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046692-0 Collector(s) & number: Malin, J, PRE 35556 | 1944-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, EAST LONDON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0143902-0 Collector(s) & number: Crouch, N, 1028 | 2004-8-17
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Kloof Garden, Durban.
General notes: Cultivated, voucher for phytochemical analysis at UKZN.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0356910-0 Collector(s) & number: Ecklon, CF, 28 | --
South Africa, Eastern Cape, UITENHAGE DIV.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046690-0 Collector(s) & number: Daly, MF, 322 | 1902-10-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, GRAHAMSTOWN.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046689-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 3350 | 1896-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, EAST LONDON; NEAR RIVER MOUTH
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0239868-0 Collector(s) & number: Fourcade, HG, 1389 | 1921-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, EERSTE RIVER.
General notes: Sea shore.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046682-0 Collector(s) & number: Britten, LL, 2417 | 1920-9-22
South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIST.; KASONGA MOUTH E. BANK
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046698-0 Collector(s) & number: Thode, J, A1134 | 1926-11-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, UITENHAGE DIST.; ENON.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0252279-0 Collector(s) & number: Tennant, S, s.n. | 1986-10-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Sardinia Bay, Port Elizabeth.
General notes: Subtropical Coast biome. Common. Coastal dune. Moist/damp, sandy humus soil. Light shade. Bulbous plant. Flowering period: August and September. Pink flowers. Voucher for flowering Plants of Africa 61:24 - 33, t. 2244 (2009).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223171-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2269 | 2007-8-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Peddie. Kayser's Beach, in coastal bush, above beach, in front of village. Altitude: sea level.
General notes: Locally, common at parking area. Pink and whitish-pink form seen.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223173-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2270 | 2007-8-15
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Leaonard's Bay, south of Kidd's Beach, on a rocky outcrop, about 1 km W of Palm Springs, nearly at high water mark. Altitude: sea level.
General notes: Among rocks covered with wind-sheared coastal scrub. Deep pink forms, very local.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046695-0 Collector(s) & number: Tyson, W, PRE 13404 | 1916-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ALFRED
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046678-0 Collector(s) & number: Curator Pretoria Bot. Garden, PRE 35546 | 1963-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, HUMANSDORP DIST.; KENTON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046696-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 324 | 1890-9-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, KEI MOUTH.
General notes: [In cultivation at 2000 ft. alt.]
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0196208-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2213 | 2001-9-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Transkei, Butterworth. Qora River, Legewaan rocks, about 2 km up river from mouth on south bank. Alt.: ±20 m.
General notes: Occasional among rocks in association with Clivia miniata. Pale dusty pink perianth. Very local. Flowered in cultivation 6/8/2003.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046685-0 Collector(s) & number: Tyson, W, TRV 17545 | 1916-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ALFRED
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0055519-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 6662 | 1966-7-13
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Transkei District. Willowvale. 3 miles from Cats Pass.
General notes: Cliffs above river. Bulbs. Crenate leaf. Flowers white red speckled when young green tipped. Bulbs to Pretoria.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0267972-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Jaarsveld, EJ, 16096 | 1999-4-22
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Baviaanskloof. Gert Smitskloof, on ledges of sheer sandstone cliffs with Aloe perfoliata, Albuca cremnophila and Bulbine cremnophila.
General notes: Albany Thicket. Garden Acc. No.601/02. Material, bulb. Cliff face. Leaf litter. Seasonally moist. Sandstone. Humus soil. Geophyte. Pink flowers. Flowering period, June and July. Most westerly locality of this species.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0891944-0 Collector(s) & number: Potgieter, FJ, FP01477 | 2002-8-9
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Poortjies - Baviaanskloof.
General notes: Valley Bushveld. Gentle slope. Voucher: photo + spirit material. Conf.: Bester ,S.P. 12/2002
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0018396-0 Collector(s) & number: Forbes, HML, 354 | 1928-7-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Plant collected by Mr. J. H. Thode at Enon, Uitenhage. Flowered at Natal Herbarium, Berea, Durban.
General notes: Flower coral pink.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0223172-0 Collector(s) & number: Rourke, JP, 2268 | 2007-8-14
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Grahamstown. Kwaaihoek, at Diaz Cross memorial. 33°71.855' S; 26°62.407' E. Altitude: ±30 m.
General notes: On top of limestone, to headland covered with low windsheared. Scrub about 10 cm tall. Common in a area of about 30 x 30 m. Deep, dusty pink. Sandy limestone soil.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046697-0 Collector(s) & number: Thode, J, A2778 | 1930-9-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ELIZABETH; ENON NEAR PORT ELIZABETH.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046681-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 16142 | 1951-9-12
South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIST.; HOPEWELL; S. OF SOUTHWELL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046693-0 Collector(s) & number: Malin, J, PRE 35557 | 1944-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, EAST LONDON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0111784-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 16142 | 1951-9-12
South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIST.; HOPEWELL, S. OF SOUTHWELL.
General notes: Euphorbia forest of Kariega Valley, fairly frequent on krantz. Flowers dull pink, leaves bright glossy green.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046680-0 Collector(s) & number: van Dam, G, TRV 18866 | 1918-9-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, GRAHAMSTOWN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046694-0 Collector(s) & number: Griffith, C, PRE 35558 | 1896-11-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London; Near East London.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046688-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 324 | 1891-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, KOMGHA DIST.; KEI MOUTH.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0267079-0 Collector(s) & number: Schafer, G, G90 | 2010-7-1
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Kouga River. 33°47'20.27" S; 24°01'39.53" E.
General notes: Rocky, lower slope. Mispah sa. Sandstone. S aspect.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046677-0 Collector(s) & number: Palmer, PRE 35545 | 1963-8-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALEXANDRIA DIST.; KENTON ON SEA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046687-0 Collector(s) & number: Dahlstrand, KA, 2973 | 1972-11-16
South Africa, Eastern Cape, VAN STADENS FLOWER R
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046679-0 Collector(s) & number: Verdoorn, R, 1 | 1951-12-25
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ALFRED DIST.; PORT ALFRED; KOWIE RIVER
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0046673-0 Collector(s) & number: Archibald, A, 5513 | 1954-7-23
South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALEXANDRIA; KABA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Hyacinthaceae Bredenkamp, CLIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3)1771-1810
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Hyacinthaceae: Veltheimia Gled. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Snijman, DAIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 115-115
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1988
1972
1897
FLORA CHAPTER
CXXXVII. Liliaceae Baker, JGIn: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Haemodoraceae to Liliaceae. Flora Capensis 6: 253-528
Lovell Reeve & Co., London
23 Septe
BOOK
Sunbirds and shady plants[Veltheimia bracteata] : : the indigenous garden. Nichols, G (Geoff)Harry Molteno Library
23 September 2005.
1990
BOOK
The in vitro propagation of Veltheimia bracteata Harv. Ex. Bak. Lennox,S. J.Harry Molteno Library
Cape Town, South Africa : University of Stellenbosch, 1990.
No results found for Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker
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