Wachendorfia brachyandra, Tienie Versfeld Wildflower Reserve, Western Cape, Southafrica

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Commelinales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Haemodoraceae
Subfamilia: Haemodoroideae
Genus: Wachendorfia
Species: W. brachyandra – W. multiflora – W. paniculata – W. thyrsiflora

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Name

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Wachendorfia Burm. (1757)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Pedilonia C.Presl, Pedilonia: 1 (1829).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page
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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Rooiknolle
English: Bloodroots
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