3. Liliaceae

Gloriosa superba L. = G. simplex L. Perennial erect herb about 65 cm high, owers observed in January. In the soil tubers about 1.5 cm in diameter with cluster of roots, creeping rhizomes at the depth of 7–11 cm. Geophyte. Tab. 3, Fig. 11a–c – Appendix 1, 2; Fl. Zamb.: Erect or scandent herb, with annual stems growing from elongated, o en forked corm. Stems up to c. 3 m long in climbing plants, much shorter when erect.

Littonia littonioides (Welw. ex Bak.) K. Krause. Perennial herb, stems ca 25 cm high, young plants with owers in November – December (January), fruits still in January. Shallowly in the soil were found 2–3 small tubers with about 1 cm in diameter and slightly deeper – rhizomes, situated 7–8 cm below soil surface. Geophyte. Plot 1 rec 7, plot 2 rec. 3’; Fig. 12a, b – Appendix 2; Fl. Zamb.: Erect perennial herb to 60 cm tall, leafy almost to base (…).