Comparison of the Clivia Species
November 2000
| Caulescens | Gardenii | Miniata | Nobilis | |
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| 30E:23S & 30E:25.5S | 30E:31S & 32.5E:28S | 30E:31S & 32E:25.5S | 26E:34S & 30E:31S | |
| DATE DESCRIBED | 1943 | 1856 | 1854 | 1828 |
| AREA ENDEMIC | NORTH EAST ESCARP | EASTERN MOUNTAINS | EASTERN REGIONS | SOUTH EAST COAST |
| FLOWER TIME(MAIN) | SUMMER | AUTUMN | SPRING | SPRING |
| SCAPE(FLOWER STEM) | GREEN/BROWN | GREEN | GREEN | GREEN |
| PERIANTH SHAPE | PENDULOUS/TUBULAR | PENDULOUS/TUBULAR | UPRIGHT TRUMPET | PENDULOUS/TUBULAR |
| PERIANTH | THINNEST | LARGEST | VARIOUS | SHORTEST |
| PERIANTH LENGTH | 3.5 CM | 4-7 CM | VARIOUS | 2.5 - 4 CM |
| PERIANTH WIDTH | ? CM | 1 CM | 5 -7 CM | 1.1 CM |
| NO, OF PERIANTHS | 15 - 18 | 10 - 14 (LEAST) | 16 | 20 - 40 (MOST) |
| STIGMA & STYLE | PROTRUDING | PROTRUDING | VARIOUS | PROTRUDING |
| SEED SIZE | 9 -13 MM | 9 - 16 MM | VARIOUS | 6 - 11 MM |
| SEED MEMBRANE | CREAM | CREAM | CREAM | RUBY RED |
| CHROMOSOME | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| PLANT STEM | YES | LEAFLESS/SOMETIMES | NO | NO |
| LEAF LENGTH | 45 - 60 CM | 35 - 45 CM | VARIOUS | 40 - 42/30 - 80 CM |
| LEAF WIDTH | 3.5 - 5 CM | 3 - 4 CM | VARIOUS | 3 -4 / 2.5 - 5 CM |
| LEAF COLOUR | RHS 139A | RHS 147A | VARIOUS | RHS 137B |
| CENTRAL STRIPE | NO | NO | NO | YES |
| LEAF TEXTURE | SOFT | SOFT | SOFT | FIRM |
| LEAF SURFACE | SMOOTH / GLOSS | DULL / CROSS RIB | SMOOTH / GLOSS | ROUGH / LONG RIB |
| LEAF EDGE | ROUGH / SMOOTH | SMOOTH | SMOOTH / GLOSS | SERRATED |
| LEAF APEX | POINTED | POINTED | POINTED | BLUNT |