Lachenalia
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Lachenalia carnosa, Goegap N.R., Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: | Lachenalia J.Jacq. |
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Lachenalia is a genus of bulbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae,[2] which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of these plants have a dormancy period, and the new roots of these plants will always grow every year. Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (1736-1800).[3] Species are sometimes known as "Cape cowslip" though they are not directly related to the true cowslip Primula veris.
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Lachenalia pustulata
Species
As of December 2012, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 115 species:[1]
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In addition, Lachenalia nordenstamii W.F.Barker was listed as "threatened" in the 2006 IUCN Red List,[4] but as of December 2012 the name was not accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Search for "Lachenalia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-12-21
- ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
- ↑ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
- ↑ Craven, P.; Loots, S. (2004), Lachenalia nordenstamii, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, retrieved 22 August 2007 External link in
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External links
- Pacific Bulb Society: Lachenalia
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Lachenalia&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Lachenalia"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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