Blandfordia

Blandfordia nobilis (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Blandfordiaceae
Genus: Blandfordia
Species: B. cunninghamii – B. grandiflora – B. nobilis – B. punicea

Name

Blandfordia Sm., Exotic Botany 1: 5, t. 4. 1804, nom. cons.

• Type species: Blandfordia nobilis Sm. Exotic Botany 1: 5, t. 4.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Blandfortia Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 4. 116. 1816, nom. illeg. & orth. var.

Homonym

• Blandfordia Andrews Bot. Repos. 5: , t. 343. (1804) nom. illeg. hom. vide Diapensia L. (1753). Sp. Pl. 1: 141. (Diapensiaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1804–1805. Exotic Botany, vol. 1. R. Taylor and Co, London. vii+118 pp. gBooks. Reference page. 

Links

• Blandfordia in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2019. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2019 May 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Blandfordia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Blandfordia. Published online. Accessed: May 3 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Blandfordia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar. 2014.

Vernacular names

العربية: جرسية
English: Christmas bell
suomi: Punikkililjat
한국어: 블란드포르디아속
русский: Блендфордия
svenska: Julliljesläktet
中文: 香水花科

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