Hexacyrtis

Namib lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Hexacyrtis
Dinter
Species: H. dickiana
Binomial name
Hexacyrtis dickiana
Dinter

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamantal.[2][3] At present (April 21014) 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

  1. ↑ All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  3. ↑ SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  4. ↑ 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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