Eucomis regia

Taxonavigation

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

Eucomis regia (L.) L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 17 (1789).

Basionym
- Fritillaria regia L., Sp. Pl.: 303 (1753).
Homotypic
- Basilaea regia (L.) Mirb., Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 338 (1804).
Heterotypic
- Fritillaria nana Burm.f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 9 (1768).
  - Eucomis nana (Burm.f.) L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 17 (1789).
  - Ornithogalum nanum (Burm.f.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 62 (1794).
  - Basilaea nana (Burm.f.) Mirb., Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 339 (1804).
  - Whiteheadia nana (Burm.f.) J.W.Ingram, Baileya 13: 7 (1965).
- Basilaea coronata Lam., Encycl. 1: 382 (1785).
- Eucomea humilis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 218 (1796).
- Eucomea regalis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 218 (1796).
- Eucomis purpureocaulis Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 369 (1804).
- Eucomis macrophylla Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 225 (1873).
- Eucomis pillansii L.Guthrie, Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 183 (1924).

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

L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1788. Sertum Anglicum, seu, Plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum: imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae. iv + 36 pp, 34 pl., Paris: Petri Francisci Didot. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

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International Plant Names Index. 2023. Eucomis regia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Eucomis regia. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eucomis regia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.