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Cabong

Lapeirousia anceps

Also called Cabung, Chabi, Long Kabong, Sandveld Kabong

Cabong
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Lapeirousia anceps, also known as long kabong, is a species of geophyte in the genus Lapeirousia. It is native in the Cape provinces in South Africa.

Where it grows

The range for Lapeirousia anceps goes from southern Namaqualand to Mossel Bay. It thrives in low rain, nutrient poor biomes.

Other Lapeirousia plants

Short Pyramid Kabong · Sand Kabong · Lapeirousia barklyi · Rib Kabong · Dolomite Kabong · Spiral Kabong · Catclaw Corn Lily · Purple Corn Lily · Lapeirousia kalahariensis · Lapeirousia kamiesmontana · Spider Kabong · Lapeirousia macrospatha

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lapeirousia anceps by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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