Eucomis montana (Eucomis montana)
Description
Eucomis montana is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Swaziland. In flower, the plant reaches a height of up to 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), with a dense raceme of greenish flowers, topped by a head (coma) of green bracts. The homoisoflavanone 5,6-dimethoxy7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone can be found in the bulbs of E. montana. Eucomis montana is a perennial growing from a large ovoid bulb with a diameter of up to 8 cm (3 1⁄4 in). Like other Eucomis species, it has a basal rosette of strap-shaped leaves. These are about 50 cm (20 in) long and 12 cm (4 1⁄2 in) wide, with smooth margins and purple spots or speckles underneath. The inflorescence, produced in late summer, is a dense raceme. The plant reaches an overall height of around 25–45 cm (10 in–1 ft 6 in).[4] The individual flowers have greenish tepals and stamens with purple filaments, and are borne on short stalks (pedicels) 5–10 mm (1⁄5–2⁄5 in) long. The inflorescence is topped by a head (coma) of green bracts, up to 5 cm (2 in) long
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Eucomis
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