Merwilla plumbea

Merwilla plumbea

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: Merwilla
Species: Merwilla plumbea
Subspecies: M. p. subsp. kraussii – M. p. subsp. plumbea

Name

Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta, Phyton (Horn) 38: 109 (1998).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Scilla plumbea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1355 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Scilla natalensis Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 185, t. 1043 (1855).
    • Merwilla natalensis (Planch.) Speta, Phyton (Horn) 38: 109 (1998).
  • Scilla kraussii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 243 (1873).
    • Merwilla kraussii (Baker) Speta, Phyton (Horn) 38: 109 (1998).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Speta, F. 1998. Systematische Analyse der Gattung Scilla L. s.l. (Hyacinthaceae). Phyton (Horn) 38(1): 1–141. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wetschnig, W. & Pfosser, M. 2003. The Scilla plumbea puzzle — present status of the genus Scilla sensu lato in southern Africa and description of Spetaea lachenaliiflora, a new genus and species of Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae). Taxon 52(1): 75–92. DOI: 10.2307/3647303 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Merwilla plumbea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Merwilla plumbea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Aug 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Merwilla plumbea. Published online. Accessed: 7 Aug 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Merwilla plumbea. Accessed: 7 Aug 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Merwilla plumbea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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