Albuca setosa tepal tips

The outer three tepals of an Albuca setosa bloom veer away from the centre, opening widely. They continue to curve in gradually along their length, while the tips are bluntly pointed, thickened and slightly hooded. The whitish and pale green, sometimes brownish colouring on the rest of the surfaces, inside and out, is mainly adhered to throughout.

The inner three tepals, in contrast, cohere erectly as in many albucas. They are also pointed, thickened and hooded but here partly yellow as on some members of their species. This replicates the yellow anther colouring that promises food to pollinators, and thus maybe extends the marketing aimed at insects.

The anthers and stigma lobes are shorter than the tepal tips (Euston-Brown and Kruger, 2023; Manning, 2009; Leistner, (Ed.), 2000; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist).