Brimeura
| Brimeura | |
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| Brimeura amethystina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Brimeura Salisb. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Brimeura is a genus of bulb-forming, monocotyledonous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae,[2] native to southeastern Europe and certain islands of the western Mediterranean.[1] They have narrow leaves and bear bluebell-like flowers in Spring.[3]
The species B. amethystina (formerly Hyacinthus amethystina) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
The genus contains the following species[1]
- Brimeura amethystina (L.) Chouard - Pyrenees
- Brimeura duvigneaudii (L.Llorens) Rosselló, Mus & Mayol - Mallorca
- Brimeura fastigiata (Viv.) Chouard - Mallorca, Minorca, Corsica, Sardinia
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001–2012), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Brimeura amethystina". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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