Photo courtesy of Dr. Loukie Viljoen.
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Photo courtesy of Dr. Loukie Viljoen.
Dr. John Rourke is on the scientific staff at the National Botanic Institute, Kirstenbosch, just outside Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Rourke described the new species of Clivia, found near Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape Province, 400 km. from the nearest other clivia colony. This is desert habitat, dry and open. The new pendulous tubular-flowered species, Clivia mirabilis, grows on the sides of cliffs in a canyon in Oorlogskloof (translated means "War Canyon") Nature Reserve. This sun-tolerant species is adapted to an arid Mediterranean climate. Vegetative growth occurs in winter, and its flowers appear in November (late spring). It matures its seeds rapidly in late summer, to make use of the winter rainfall of the area.
Below is an image of the front cover of the 2002 Clivia yearbook of the Clivia Society, showing Clivia mirabilis in a drawing originally made for the publication describing the new species in BOTHALIA.
Photos and much of the text were provided by Dr. Loukie Viljeon.
