Lachenalia orchioides

Lachenalia orchioides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Massoniinae
Genus: Lachenalia
Subgenus: L. subg. Lachenalia
Sectio: L. sect. Lachenalia
Species: Lachenalia orchioides
Subspecies: L. o. subsp. glaucina – L. o. subsp. parviflora

Name

• Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 460. 1789.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hyacinthus orchioides L., Sp. Pl.: 318. 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Muscari orchioides (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 5. 1768. (as “orchioide”)
  • Orchiops orchioides (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 21. 1866, comb. inval.
  • Phormium orchioides (L.) Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl.: 95. 1784.
  • Scilla blanda Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 244. 1796, nom. superfl.

Distribution

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

References

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 460.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lachenalia orchioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lachenalia orchioides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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