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Eucomis is a genus of flowering plants native to southern Africa.
Eucomis is native to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Species can be found in grassland, forest, swamps and on river banks, but are absent from the drier regions. The smaller species are more often found at higher elevations, on hilltops or other exposed places; the larger species favour less exposed habitats, such as damp gulleys and streamsides.
Most species of this genus are commonly referred to as Pineapple Flowers or Pineapple Lilies. They are bulbous perennials with basal rosettes of leaves with stout stems covered in star-shaped flowers with a tuft of green bracts at the top, superficially resembling a pineapple – hence the common names.
The classification of the genus Eucomis is complicated. Eucomis is placed in the subfamily Scilloideae of the family Asparagaceae by those who use the APG system of plant classification, and in the family Hyacinthaceae by those who use more narrowly defined families. Using the subfamily Scilloideae, Eucomis is placed in the tribe Hyacintheae, subtribe Massoniinae, along with such genera as Lachenalia, Ledebouria, Massonia and Veltheimia.
The species can be divided into two groups. One consists of seven mainly short, diploid species with 2n = 2x = 30 chromosomes: E. amaryllidifolia, E. bicolor, E. grimshawii, E. regia, E. schijffii, E. vandermerwei and E. zambesiaca. The other consists of five mainly larger, tetraploid species with 2n = 4x = 60 chromosomes: E. autumnalis, E. comosa, E. humilis, E. montana and E. pallidiflora.
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized 12 species, as of September 2018:
Eucomis amaryllidifolia Baker – South Africa
Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt. (syn. E. undulata Aiton) – South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland
Eucomis bicolor Baker – South Africa, Lesotho
Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh. (syns. E. punctata L'Hér., E. striata (Ker Gawl.) W.T.Aiton) – South Africa
Eucomis grimshawii G.D.Duncan & Zonn. – South Africa
Eucomis humilis Baker – South Africa, Lesotho
Eucomis montana Compton – South Africa, Swaziland
Eucomis pallidiflora Baker (syn. E. pole-evansii N.E.Br.) South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
Eucomis regia (L.) L'Hér. – South Africa
Eucomis schijffii Reyneke – South Africa, Lesotho
Eucomis vandermerwei Verd. – Mpumalanga
Eucomis zambesiaca Baker – Malawi, Zimbabwe, Limpopo
There are also a number of cultivars, 'Oakhurst' being one.
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An overview look as of August 2020 at my collection of transit timetables, maps, schedules, ride guides, etc. that I've amassed so far. Many of these were picked up while visiting and fanning different systems, and several others were kindly given to me by fellow transit enthusiasts. This series of photos is based loosely by state or providence, but sometime city or region depending on what I actually have.
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