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Wurmbea recurva

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Wurmbea recurva
In cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Wurmbea
Species:
W. recurva
Binomial name
Wurmbea recurva
Synonyms[1]
  • Wurmbea spicata f. revoluta T.Durand & Schinz

Wurmbea recurva is a tuberous plant in the family Colchicaceae, native to the south-west Cape Province, South Africa.[1]

It was first described by the Swedish botanist Rune Bertil Nordenstam in 1986.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wurmbea recurva", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2015-04-29
  2. ^ "IPNI Plant Name Details for Wurmbea recurva", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-04-29