Baeometra uniflora

Baeometra uniflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Anguillarieae
Genus: Baeometra
Species: Baeometra uniflora

Name

Baeometra uniflora (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 59. 1941.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melanthium uniflorum Jacq., Collectanea 4: 100. 1791.
• Homotypic
  • Kolbea uniflora (Jacq.) Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl.: 354. 1838.
• Heterotypic
  • Baeometra breyniana Baill., Hist. Pl. 12: 588, nom. illeg.
  • Baeometra columellaris Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 330. 1812.
  • Epionix flava Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 31. 1837.
  • Epionix rubra Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 31. 1837.
  • Melanthium aethiopicum Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 29. 1797.
  • Melanthium flavum Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 23: 7. 1812.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lewis, G.J. 1941. Iridaceae. New Genera and Species and Miscellaneous Notes. VI. The Identity of Tulipa breyniana L. Journal of South African Botany 7: 57–59. Archive.org Reference page. : 59

Additional references

• Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56(1): 171–178. Wiley JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Baeometra uniflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Baeometra uniflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Baeometra uniflora. Published online. Accessed: October 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Baeometra uniflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Beetle lily

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