Flora Zambesiaca

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Key to Asphodelaceae


1 a Perianth segments fused to form a tube for more than two-thirds of the perianth length
Key to  Kniphofia FZ account for Kniphofia
b – Perianth segments free, or if fused then for much less than one-tenth of the perianth length and only at the very base
go to  2
2 a Filaments glabrous or scabrid
Key to  Trachyandra FZ account for Trachyandra
b – Filaments densely bearded with long hairs
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3 a Tepals bright yellow, all 1-nerved; leaves usually shorter than the inflorescences
Key to  Bulbine FZ account for Bulbine
b – Tepals pinkish-white, the outer 3–5-nerved, the inner 1-nerved; leaves overtopping the inflorescence
FZ account for Jodrellia