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Arbustos perennifolios o semiperennifolios, de 1-1,3 m de alto. Hojas opuestas, las inferiores moderadamente anchas, hasta 9 ch de largo x 4,5 com de ancho, profundamente acanaladas en el haz, auriculadas en la base, serradas, penninerviadas y reticuladas con los nervios transversales, volviéndose más pequeñas hacia arriba. Panículas florales piramidales; raquis tetrangulado, alado, de hasta 60 cm de largo; ramificaciones corimboso-racemosas; pedicelos curvados hacia adentro. Flores péndulas; cáliz con el tubo corto, en forma de copa, con 5 segmentos ovado acuminados y extendidos. Corola tubular, en forma de embudo, tubo muy largo, curvado, con la base dilatada e inflada; limbo muy oblicuo, con 5 segmentos ovados y extendidos, de color rosa anaranjado en el exterior de los pétalos, con el centro amarillo. Hay cinco hojas verdes por cada flor. Estambres 4, exertos, d´didimos; filamentos insertos un poco en la corola; anteras ovales, erguidas, libres. Ovario oavdo. Estilo más largo que la corola y los estambres. Estigma obtuso. Especie nativa de Sudáfrica. En iturraran se encuentra en la zona 1.
Shrubs, evergreen or semi-evergreen, growing to 1-1,3 m tall. Leaves opposite, the lower ones moderately large, up to 9 cm x 4,5 cm wide, deeply channelled above, auricled at the base, serrated, penniveined and reticulate with transverse veins, gradually become smaller upwards. Panicles pyramidal; rachis four-angled, winged, to 60 cm long; branches corymboso-racemose; pedicels curved downwards. Flowers drooping; calyx with the tube short, cup-shaped, with five speading, ovate-acuminate segments. Corolla tubular, funnel-shaped; the tube very long, curved, the base dilated and inflated; limb very oblique, of five, spreading, ovate segments, orange-pink colour along the outline of the petals, with a yellow center. There are five green leaves on every flower. Stamens four, exserted, didynamous; filaments inserted a little bellow the mouth of the corolla; anther ovals, erect, free. Ovary ovate. Style longer than corolla and stamens. Stigma obtuse. Species native to Suth Africa. In Iturraran is found in zone 1.
A deciduous, bulbous plant, growing up to 0.8 m high. The stiff leaves are lance-shaped and longitudinally pleated, 25-50 mm wide. The stem is inclined with the flowering spike held horizontally so that the dense inflorescence is presented in a showy arc. The bright orange flowers are widely funnel-shaped with spreading tepals; the floral tube is 18-25 mm long and the spreading tepals measure 18-30 × 5-12 mm; the stamens are suberect in the centre of the flowers and gently arched, 30-35 mm long. The species is rare in the wild,
known from just a few localities in the mountains to the north of Encobo and Umtata in Eastern Cape. (South Africa) In iturraran is located in areas 4 and 5.
Planta de hoja caduca, bulbosa, que crece hasta 0.8 m de altura. Las hojas rígidas tienen forma de lanza y están plegadas longitudinalmente, miden de 25-50 mm de ancho. El tallo está inclinado con la punta de floración sostenida horizontalmente para que la inflorescencia densa se presente en un arco llamativo. Las flores de color naranja brillante son ampliamente en forma de embudo con tépalos extendidos; el tubo floral tiene 18-25 mm de largo y los tépalos extendidos miden 18-30 × 5-12 mm; Los estambres son subeguidos en el centro de las flores y suavemente arqueados, de 30-35 mm de largo. La especie es rara en la naturaleza, conocida en algunas localidades en las montañas al norte de Encobo y Umtata en el Cabo Oriental (Suráfrica). En iturraran se ubica en las zonas 4 y 5.
Date: Between March 25 and 27, 1886.
Location: Canon De Los Embudos, Mexico.
Source: Denver Library Digital Collections.
Left to right (ring):
- 2LT Samson Lane Faison, 1st Infantry.
- CPT Cyrus Swan Roberts, 17th Infantry.
- Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo.
- Concepcion.
- Chiricahua Apache leader Nana.
- Noche.
- 1LT Marion Perry Maus, 1st Infantry.
- Jose Maria, Interpreter.
- Antonio Besias, Interpreter.
- Jose Montoyo, Interpreter.
- CPT John Gregory Bourke, 3rd Cavalry.
- Gen. George Crook, CO, Department of Arizona.
- Charles D. Roberts, CPT Robert's son.
Arbustos o arbolitos caducifolios. Ramas jóvenes rojizas y escamosas. Pecíolo de 4-6 mm, pardo escamoso, lámina de elíptica a oval-oblonga u obovada, de 3-10 × (1 -) 1,2-5 cm, con el envés densamente blanquecino, cubierto de dispersas escamas de color marró pálido, 5-7 pares de nervios laterales, base de obtusa a cuneada (especialmente en la época de floración), ápice de obtuso a acuminado, agudo o acumonado redondeado. Flores 1 (o 2) axilares. Flores densamente blancas y dispersamente cubiertas de escamas marrones. Lóbulos ampliamente ovados, 4-5.5 mm, ápice abruptamente agudo; Cáliz cilíndrico de forma de embudo, de 5-10 mm, comprimido en la base del tubo. Los filamentos muy cortos; anteras ca. 1 mm. Estilo glabro. Fruto en drupa oblonga, ovoide o elipsoidal, roja, de 1.2-1.4 cm. Matorrales y bosque abiertos en las tierras bajas y en las montañas, desde el nivel del mar hasta 1800 m. Corea, China, Japón. En Iturraran se encuentra en la zona 3.
Shrubs or small trees, deciduous. Young branches rust-colored scaly. Petiole 4-6 mm, brown scaly; leaf blade elliptic or ovate to obovate-oblong, 3-10 × (1-)1.2-5 cm, abaxially with densely overlapping white and scattered pale brown scales, lateral veins 5-7 per side of midrib, base obtuse to cuneate (especially at flowering time), apex obtuse to acute or bluntly acuminate. Flowers 1(or 2) in axil. Pedicel 4-8 mm. Flowers densely white and sparsely brown scaly. Calyx tube cylindric to funnelform-cylindric, 5-10 mm, constricted at base; lobes broadly ovate, 4-5.5 mm, apex abruptly acute. Filaments very short; anthers ca. 1 mm. Style glabrous. Drupe oblong, ovoid, or ellipsoidal, red, 1.2-1.4 cm. Thickets and open woodland in lowlands and mountains; near sea level to 1800 m, China, japan Korea. In Iturraran is in zone 3.
**Embudo Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 79001547, date listed 3/12/1979
U.S. 64
Embudo, NM (Rio Arriba County)
Located approximately mid-way between the northern New Mexico towns of Espanola and Taos, the Embudo Historic District lies in the narrow canon of the Rio Grande on the river's west bank. "Embudo" (funnel), the name given by Spanish settlers in the 17th century, well describes this part of the canon where its rocky hillsides, covered with cactus and juniper trees, rise steeply from the banks of the swiftly flowing river.
Situated on a small plain where the valley suddenly widens, the historic district embraces a complex of structures erected circa 1880 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, familiarly known in Mew Mexico as the "Chili Line." Also within the district, at its south end where the canon again narrows sharply, is the U.S. Geological Survey Embudd Stream Gaging Station. Established in 1888 by order of Major John Wesley Powell, famous western explorer and pioneer hydrographer, the gaging station is the first unit of its kind to be built anywhere.
Within the boundaries of northern New Mexico's Embudo Historic District two elements are combined to make the area worthy of historic recognition. These include the cluster of original structures erected circa 1880 to service an important stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the site of the first stream gaging station established by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1888, a significant advance in the science of hydrology.
Seventeenth century Spanish documents indicate that the first settlements in the region to bear the name "Embudo" was at the present village of Dixon, two and one-half miles north where Embudo Creek flows into the Rio Grande. Because of its location on a main route between Taos and Santa Fe, Embudo was often mentioned in the accounts of New Mexico travelers, from 18th century Hispanic churchmen to 19th century U.S. military observers and contemporary railroad enthusiasts who were fascinated by the line's narrow gauge construction and the atmosphere of northern New Mexico. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
A deciduous, bulbous plant, growing up to 0.8 m high. The stiff leaves are lance-shaped and longitudinally pleated, 25-50 mm wide. The stem is inclined with the flowering spike held horizontally so that the dense inflorescence is presented in a showy arc. The bright orange flowers are widely funnel-shaped with spreading tepals; the floral tube is 18-25 mm long and the spreading tepals measure 18-30 × 5-12 mm; the stamens are suberect in the centre of the flowers and gently arched, 30-35 mm long. The species is rare in the wild,
known from just a few localities in the mountains to the north of Encobo and Umtata in Eastern Cape. (South Africa) In iturraran is located in areas 4 and 5.
Planta de hoja caduca, bulbosa, que crece hasta 0.8 m de altura. Las hojas rígidas tienen forma de lanza y están plegadas longitudinalmente, miden de 25-50 mm de ancho. El tallo está inclinado con la punta de floración sostenida horizontalmente para que la inflorescencia densa se presente en un arco llamativo. Las flores de color naranja brillante son ampliamente en forma de embudo con tépalos extendidos; el tubo floral tiene 18-25 mm de largo y los tépalos extendidos miden 18-30 × 5-12 mm; Los estambres son subeguidos en el centro de las flores y suavemente arqueados, de 30-35 mm de largo. La especie es rara en la naturaleza, conocida en algunas localidades en las montañas al norte de Encobo y Umtata en el Cabo Oriental (Suráfrica). En iturraran se ubica en las zonas 4 y 5.
Arbusto epífito o de crecimiento libre, hasta 3 m; los brotes jóvenes se establecen. Hojas de 8.5-10 x c.3 cm, estrechamente elípticas, ápice largo acuminado, margen ciliado, superficie superior con nervadura central impresa, superficie inferior cubierta de escamas oscuras laxas. Flores 2-3, en una inflorescencia terminal laxa; cáliz más o menos en forma de disco, con flecos de setas; corola blanca sonrojada, con una mancha amarilla en el interior, en forma de embudo-campanulada, 60-70 mm, superficie exterior pubescente, especialmente en el tubo, escamosa, más densamente en los lóbulos; estambres 10; ovario densamente escamoso, afinándose en el estilo escamoso. Abril de floración. 1.200-2.150 m, N. Myanmar. En Iturraran se encuentra en la zona 1.
Epiphytic or free-growing shrub, to 3 m; young shoots setose. Leaves 8.5-10 x c.3 cm, narrowly elliptic, apex long-acuminate, margin ciliate, upper surface with midrib impressed, lower surface covered with lax dark scales. Flowers 2-3, in a lax terminal inflorescence; calyx more or less disc-like, fringed with setae; corolla white flushed pink, with a yellow blotch inside, funnel-campanulate, 60-70 mm, outer surface pubescent, especially on tube, scaly, more densely so on lobes; stamens 10; ovary densely scaly, tapering into the scaly style. Flowering April. 1,200-2,150 m, N. Myanmar. In Iturraran is located in area 1.
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Sinónimo: Jasminum primulinum Hemsl.
Subarbustos erectos, perennes, 0,5-5 m. Ramitas con 4 ángulos, glabras. Hojas opuestas, 3-folioladas o simples en la base de las ramitas; pecíolo 0,5-1,5 cm; limbo de la hoja ampliamente ovado o elíptico, a veces suborbicular, 3-5 × 1,5-2,5 cm, junto con el limbo del folíolo subcoriáceo, glabrescente, nervios oscuros; lámina del folíolo estrechamente ovada u ovado-lanceolada a estrechamente elíptica, base cuneada, ápice romo y mucronulado, terminal 2.5-6.5 × 0.5-2.2 cm, basalmente decurrente en un peciolulo corto, laterales sésiles, 1.5-4 × 0.6-2 cm . Flores generalmente solitarias, axilares o raramente terminales; brácteas foliosas, obovadas o lanceoladas, de 5-10 mm. Pedicelo 3-8 mm. Cáliz campanulado; lóbulos 5-8, foliosos, lanceolados, 4-7 mm. Corola amarilla, en forma de embudo, 2-4,5 cm de diámetro; tubo de 1-1,5 cm; lóbulos 6-8, duplicados en cultivo, ampliamente obovados u oblongos, 1,1-1,8 cm. Elipsoide de baya, 6-8 mm de diám. Barrancos, bosques; 500-2600 m. China (Guizhou, SW Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam. En Iturraran se ubica en las zonas 1 y 3.
Synonym: Jasminum primulinum Hemsl.
Subshrubs erect, evergreen, 0.5-5 m. Branchlets 4-angled, glabrous. Leaves opposite, 3-foliolate or simple at base of branchlets; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate or elliptic, sometimes suborbicular, 3-5 × 1.5-2.5 cm, along with leaflet blade subleathery, glabrescent, veins obscure; leaflet blade narrowly ovate or ovate-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, base cuneate, apex blunt and mucronulate, terminal one 2.5-6.5 × 0.5-2.2 cm, basally decurrent into a short petiolule, lateral ones sessile, 1.5-4 × 0.6-2 cm. Flowers usually solitary, axillary or rarely terminal; bracts leafy, obovate or lanceolate, 5-10 mm. Pedicel 3-8 mm. Calyx campanulate; lobes 5-8, leafy, lanceolate, 4-7 mm. Corolla yellow, funnelform, 2-4.5 cm in diam.; tube 1-1.5 cm; lobes 6-8, doubled in cultivation, broadly obovate or oblong, 1.1-1.8 cm. Berry ellipsoid, 6-8 mm in diam. Ravines, woods; 500-2600 m. China (Guizhou, SW Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam. In Iturraran is located in areas 1 & 3.
Facde of a bar at the corner of Calle Del Embudo/ Calle 12C in the neighbourhood 'La Candelaria' in the district 'Santa Fe'
Fassade einer Bar an der Ecke der Calle Del Embudo/ Calle 12C im Viertel 'La Candelaria' im Bezirk 'Santa Fe'
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Planta perenne, rizomatosa de hasta 1,5 m de alto. Rizoma oblongo de gran tamaño. Hojas basales, sagitadas y largamente pecioladas, de hasta 45 cm de largo. Flores agrupadas en inflorescencias erectas en espádice de 4-9 cm de largo, de color amarillo, rodeadas de una espata blanca (bráctea modificada) en forma de embudo de hasta 25 cm de largo. Prefiere habitar en márgenes de arroyos y estanques. Planta originaria de Sudáfrica, donde vive desde el nivel del mar hasta 2250 m de altitud. En iturraran se encuentra en la zona 5.
Perennial and rhizomatous plant to 1,5 m tall. Rhizome oblong, very large. With basal leaves, sagittate and long petiolate, to 45 cm long. Flowers in upright inflorescences, shaped spadix 4-9 cm long, yellow, surrounded by a white spate (modified bract) funneliform, to 25 cm long. Prefers to live in margins of streams and ponds. Plant native to South Africa, live from sea level up to 2250 m altitude. in Iturraran iis located in area 5.
Sinónimo: Azalea championiae (Hook.) Kuntze.
Arbustos, 0.5–5 m de alto; ramas pubescentes, extendidas glandular-setosas. Pecíolo 12–17 mm, denso-glandular-setoso; lámina de la hoja papirácea, elíptica, oblonga-lanceolada u ovada, 7–17.5 × 2–5 cm; base cuneada, raramente rodeada; margen denso denso largo, también con algunos pelos glandulares; ápice acuminado; superficie abaxial pubescente y setosa, con más setas en nervio central y venas laterales; superficie adaxial a veces bullate, setose escasamente corto. Inflorescencia subapical, 5–7 flores, raquis 4–7 mm, glabro; botones florales pegajosos. Pedicel ca. 2 cm, a 2.5 cm en fruto, pubescente y glandular-setose; lóbulos del cáliz estrechos, hasta 12 mm, densamente ciliados; corola estrechamente en forma de embudo, blanca o rojiza, 5–6 (–7) cm; lóbulos oblongos o oblongo-lanceolados, 2.8–3.5 cm; estambres 10, desiguales, más cortos que la corola, filamentos delgados, pubescentes debajo del medio; ovario oblongo, ca. Setose de 6 mm de color marrón amarillento denso; estilo más largo que los estambres, extendido, glabro a escasamente pubescente cerca de la base. Cápsula cilíndrica, con 6 ranuras, ligeramente curvada, hasta 55 mm, setose densamente con punta de glándula y pubescente. Florida. Bosques de valle abierto, laderas de montañas; 500–1300 m. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang). En Iturraran se encuentra en la zona 3.
Sinónimo: Azalea championiae (Hook.) Kuntze.
Shrubs, 0.5–5 m tall; branches pubescent, also spreading glandular-setose. Petiole 12–17 mm, densely glandular-setose; leaf blade papery, elliptical, oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 7–17.5 × 2–5 cm; base cuneate, rarely subrounded; margin densely long setose, also with a few glandular hairs; apex acuminate; abaxial surface pubescent and setose, with more setae on midrib and lateral veins; adaxial surface sometimes bullate, sparsely short setose. Inflorescence subapical, 5–7-flowered, rachis 4–7 mm, glabrous; flower buds sticky. Pedicel ca. 2 cm, to 2.5 cm in fruit, pubescent and glandular-setose; calyx lobes narrow, to 12 mm, densely ciliate; corolla narrowly funnelform, white or reddish, 5–6(–7) cm; lobes oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 2.8–3.5 cm; stamens 10, unequal, shorter than corolla, filaments slender, pubescent below middle; ovary oblong, ca. 6 mm, densely yellowish brown setose; style longer than stamens, exserted, glabrous to sparsely pubescent near the base. Capsule cylindric, 6-grooved, slightly curved, up to 55 mm, densely gland-tipped setose and pubescent. Fl. Open valley forests, mountain slopes; 500–1300 m. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang). In Iturraran is located in area 3.
EMBUDO, N.M., -- As part of 2014’s Earth Day events, the U.S. Geological Survey held a celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Embudo streamgage. This was the first USGS streamgage in the United States and it was established here in 1889.
Mark Yuska, the District’s Operations Division chief, spoke about the importance of the USGS-Albuquerque District, Corps of Engineers partnership of more than 75 years.
The establishment of the gage at Embudo marked the beginning of systematic streamgaging in the United States. The information from river and stream gages is a matter of public safety, environmental protection and wise economic development. The data is used to forecast floods, manage and allocate water resources and design engineering structures such as dams, irrigation structures and bridges.
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, April 22, 2014.
244 fotografías apiladas con Zerene en dos mitades individuales modo Pmax . Montadas ambas tomas en Photoshop.
Toma al microscopio con Nikon Plan 4 x 0,13 sin diafragmar con Flash Nikon SB 900 difuminado con un embudo blanco. Iluminación lateral.
Árbol, hasta 15 m; corteza rugosa. Hojas de 14-25 x 9-18.5 cm, ampliamente ovadas a ampliamente elípticas, ápice redondeado, a menudo apiculado, superficie inferior con un indumentum denso de dos capas, la capa superior lanato-tomentosa, compuesta de pelos rosulados y ramiformes, la inferior compactada; pecíolos terete. Flores 15-25, en un denso ramillete, de 8 lóbulos, de color amarillo limón, con una mancha púrpura en la garganta, tubulares a estrechamente en forma de embudo-campanuladas, con bolsas de néctar, alrededor de 50 mm; estambres 16; ovario densamente rojizo-tomentoso. 2500-3000 m. India (Manipur, Nagaland). en Iturraran se encuentra en la zona 2.
Tree, to 15 m; bark rough. Leaves 14-25 x 9-18.5 cm, broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, apex rounded, often apiculate, lower surface with a dense two-layered indumentum, the upper layer lanate-tomentose, composed of rosulate and ramiform hairs, the lower compacted; petioles terete. Flowers 15-25, in a dense truss, 8-lobed, lemon yellow, with a purple blotch in the throat, tubular-to narrowly funnel-campanulate, with nectar pouches, c.50 mm; stamens 16; ovary densely rufous-tomentose. 2500-3000 m. India (Manipur, Nagaland). in Iturraran is located in area 2.
EMBUDO, N.M., -- Looking upstream on the Rio Grande from the streamgage. The streamgage here was the first U.S. Geological Survey streamgage in the United States and was established here in 1889.
Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, April 22, 2014.
Sinónimos: Ehretia eckloniana H. Buek .; Ehretia hottentotica Burch .; Ehretia violacea Kunth.
Árbol pequeño de hasta 6 m. alto o más a menudo un arbusto de muchos tallos 0,8–4,5 m. alto, caducifolio; ramas glabras, de gris claro a gris oscuro. Hojas dispuestas alternativamente en brotes juveniles largos o apiñadas en los extremos de brotes cortos, estos a veces solo vestigiales. etiole hasta 0,4 cm. de largo o ausente, muy raramente hasta 0,8 cm. largo. Lámina 1,2–4,0 (8,0) x 0,5–2,5 (4,0) cm., Obovada o, a veces, variando de ovada a oblanceolada, a veces un poco híspida en ambas superficies, más a menudo glabra excepto por algunos pelos rígidos adpresos acroscópicos en el margen o bastante glabras ápice redondeado o rara vez subagudo, base estrechamente ahusada en un pecíolo corto, márgenes enteros, parecidos al papel a correosos, con 3-4 nervios secundarios a cada lado de la nervadura central, generalmente no prominentes, a veces apenas perceptibles, a menudo con acarodomatia escasamente pilosa en las axilas . Flores hermafroditas, 5-meras, dispuestas en corimbos 1-3 (4) cm. largos, generalmente de pocas flores, sésiles o pedunculados brevemente, pubérulos o poco híspidos, terminales en los brotes o en los brotes cortos; pedicelos 0,2-2,0 (4,0) mm. largo. Cáliz de 1,5 a 2,5 mm. de largo, con lóbulos variables desde arriba del medio hasta casi la base, pubescente a subglabro por fuera y por dentro; lóbulos estrechamente triangulares a oblongos, agudos a redondeados en el ápice, ciliados. Corola de malva a azul pálido o blanco o, algunas veces púrpura; tubo 3-4 (6) mm. largos, cilíndricos o estrechos en forma de embudo, glabras; lóbulos 2.5–4.0 x 1.5–2.0 mm., ovados a oblongos, redondeados en el ápice, ciliados, extendidos. Anteras 1.0–1.5 mm. largo, sagitado-oblongo; filamentos 2,5–3,5 (5,0) mm. largo, delgado. Ovario glabro; estilo 4.0–6.5 mm. de largo, dividido 1/52/5 hacia abajo; estigmas truncados, a veces umbilicados.
Fruta c. 5 x 7 mm., Carnosas, glabras, anaranjadas a rojas en su madurez; pirenos 4 con la superficie exterior irregularmente reticulado-foveado. Originario de Sudáfrica (provincias del Cabo, Estado Libre). En iturraran se encuentra en la zona 3.
Synonyms: Ehretia eckloniana H. Buek.; Ehretia hottentotica Burch.; Ehretia violacea Kunth.
Small tree up to 6 m. high or more often a many-stemmed shrub 0.8–4.5 m. high, deciduous; branches glabrous, light-grey to dark-grey. Leaves arranged either alternately on long juvenile shoots or crowded at the ends of short shoots, these sometimes only vestigial. etiole up to 0.4 cm. long or absent, very rarely up to 0.8 cm. long. Blade 1.2–4.0(8.0) x 0.5–2.5(4.0) cm., obovate or sometimes varying from ovate to oblanceolate, sometimes shortly hispid on both surfaces, more often glabrous except by some rigid acroscopic appressed hairs on the margin or quite glabrous, apex rounded or rarely subacute, base narrowly tapering into a short petiole, margins entire, papery to leathery, with 3–4 secondary nerves on each side of the midrib, usually not prominent, sometimes hardly perceptible, often with sparingly pilose acarodomatia at the axils. Flowers hermaphrodite, 5-merous, arranged in corymbs 1–3(4) cm. long, usually few-flowered, sessile or shortly pedunculate, puberulous or shortly hispid, terminal on the shoots or on the short-shoots; pedicels 0.2–2.0(4.0) mm. long. Calyx 1.5–2.5 mm. long, variably lobed from above middle to near base, pubescent to subglabrous outside and inside; lobes narrowly triangular to oblong, acute to rounded at apex, ciliate. Corolla mauve to pale blue or white or, a few times purple; tube 3–4(6) mm. long, cylindrical or narrowly funnel-shaped, glabrous; lobes 2.5–4.0 x 1.5–2.0 mm., ovate to oblong, rounded at apex, ciliate, spreading. Anthers 1.0–1.5 mm. long, sagittate-oblong; filaments 2.5–3.5(5.0) mm. long, slender. Ovary glabrous; style 4.0–6.5 mm. long, divided 1/52/5 -way down; stigmas truncate, sometimes umbilicate.
Fruit c. 5 x 7 mm., fleshy, glabrous, orange to red when ripe; pyrenes 4 with the out surface irregularly reticulate-foveate. Native to South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State). In iturraran is located in area 3.
A deciduous, bulbous plant, growing up to 0.8 m high. The stiff leaves are lance-shaped and longitudinally pleated, 25-50 mm wide. The stem is inclined with the flowering spike held horizontally so that the dense inflorescence is presented in a showy arc. The bright orange flowers are widely funnel-shaped with spreading tepals; the floral tube is 18-25 mm long and the spreading tepals measure 18-30 × 5-12 mm; the stamens are suberect in the centre of the flowers and gently arched, 30-35 mm long. The species is rare in the wild,
known from just a few localities in the mountains to the north of Encobo and Umtata in Eastern Cape. (South Africa) In iturraran is located in areas 4 and 5.
Planta de hoja caduca, bulbosa, que crece hasta 0.8 m de altura. Las hojas rígidas tienen forma de lanza y están plegadas longitudinalmente, miden de 25-50 mm de ancho. El tallo está inclinado con la punta de floración sostenida horizontalmente para que la inflorescencia densa se presente en un arco llamativo. Las flores de color naranja brillante son ampliamente en forma de embudo con tépalos extendidos; el tubo floral tiene 18-25 mm de largo y los tépalos extendidos miden 18-30 × 5-12 mm; Los estambres son subeguidos en el centro de las flores y suavemente arqueados, de 30-35 mm de largo. La especie es rara en la naturaleza, conocida en algunas localidades en las montañas al norte de Encobo y Umtata en el Cabo Oriental (Suráfrica). En iturraran se ubica en las zonas 4 y 5.