Empodium

Empodium plicatum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Empodium
Species: E. elongatum – E. flexile – E. gloriosum – E. monophyllum – E. namaquensis – E. plicatum – E. veratrifolium

Name

Empodium Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 43 (1866)

• Type species: Empodium plicatum (Thunb.) Garside in R.S.Adamson & T.M.Salter (eds.), Fl. Cape Pen.: 214 (1950)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Fabricia Thunb. in J.C.Fabricius, Reise Norwegen: 23 (1779).
  • Forbesia Eckl. ex Nel, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 241 (1914), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. (1866) The Genera of Plants 43.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Empodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Empodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2015. Empodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jan. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Empodium. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 6 2015.

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