Hexacyrtis
Appearance
Namib lily | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Hexacyrtis Dinter |
Species: | H. dickiana
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Binomial name | |
Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter
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Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant.[2][3] At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana
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