Agapanthus codii
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| Agapanthus codii, Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens, Cape Town. [photos
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Distribution and habitat
Natural distribution is limited to Limpopo
Province in South Africa.
Life cycle
- Flowers in late summer.
- Flowers are probably pollinated by large bees (e.g.
Xylocopa) but I have not come across any confirmed records
of this.
- The fruit of Agapanthus is a three-angled capsule
containing flat, black winged seeds. Seed dispersal is
presumably mainly by wind?
- Like all summer rainfall Agapanthus, leaves are
deciduous (Leighton 1965), dying back in the cold, dry winters.
Chemistry
See under
Agapanthus.
Uses
As for Chemistry, see under
Agapanthus.
Links
Publications
Text by Hamish Robertson |
