Wachendorfia paniculata

Wachendorfia paniculata
Wachendorfia paniculata

Taxonavigation edit

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: Wachendorfia paniculata

Name edit

Wachendorfia paniculata Burm., 1757

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Wachendorfia villosa L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 864 (1759).
    • Wachendorfia graminifolia L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 101 (1782).
    • Wachendorfia graminea Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 12 (1794).
    • Wachendorfia hirsuta Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 12 (1794), nom. illeg.
    • Wachendorfia tenella Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 12 (1794).
    • Wachendorfia humilis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 45 (1796).
    • Wachendorfia villosa Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 398 (1804), nom. illeg.
    • Wachendorfia brevifolia Sol. ex Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1066 (1807).
    • Wachendorfia herbertii Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 400 (1826).
    • Asphodelus latifolius Breyne ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 485 (1829).
    • Aspidistra lurida Sieber ex C.Presl, Flora 12: 568 (1829), nom. illeg.
    • Pedilonia violacea C.Presl, Pedilonia: 1 (1829).
    • Wachendorfia breyniana D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 1: 170 (1839).
    • Wachendorfia paniculata var. brevifolia (Sol. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 2 (1896).
    • Wachendorfia paniculata var. hirsuta (Thunb.) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 2 (1896).
    • Wachendorfia paniculata var. tenella (Thunb.) Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 2 (1896).

Distribution edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

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

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Bloodroot
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