|
Chasmanthe aethiopica Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales
> Family: Iridaceae > Genus: Chasmanthe
 |
 |
|
Chasmanthe aethiopica, close-up of flowers,
Strandfontein, Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko
©] |
South double-collared sunbird male sucking nectar from Chasmanthe aethiopica
flower, Strandfontein, Cape Town, and pollinating it.
See here for more pollination photos. [photo Duncan Robertson
©] |
 |
|
Large clump of Chasmanthe
aethiopica in flower in June, Strandfontein Sewerage Works, Cape
Town. [photo H. Robertson ©] |
 |
 |
|
Fruit of Chasmanthe aethiopica, 30 August
2009, Strandfontein Sewerage Works, Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson
©] |
Fruit of Chasmanthe aethiopica opened up to
reveal the orange-coloured seeds, 30 August 2009, Strandfontein
Sewerage Works, Cape Town. [photo H. Robertson
©] |
|
