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Colchicaceae Genera
Colchicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes 15 genera with a total of about 285 known species according to Christenhusz and Byng in 2016. Description The family is characterized by the presence of colchicine. Taxonomy The APG III system, of 2009 (unchanged from the APG systems, of 1998 and 2003), recognizes this family and places it in the order Liliales, in the clade monocots. It is a group of herbaceous perennials with rhizomes or corms. The Dahlgren system and the Thorne system (1992) also recognized this family, and placed it in order Liliales in superorder Lilianae in subclass Liliidae (monocotyledons) of class Magnoliopsida (angiosperms). Genera The following is an alphabetic list of genera usually included in this family : The phylogenetic classification of Vinnersten & Manning circumscribes the family as follows: * tribe Burchardieae ** ''Burchardia'' R.Br. * tribe Uvularieae ** ''Disporum'' Salisb. (excluding the North American species to the genus ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchicum Autumnale
''Colchicum autumnale'', commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family Colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses, which belong to the family Iridaceae. The name "naked ladies" is because the flowers emerge from the ground long before the leaves appear. Despite the vernacular name of "meadow saffron", this plant is not the source of saffron, which is obtained from the saffron crocus, ''Crocus sativus'' – and that plant, too, is sometimes called "autumn crocus". The species is cultivated as an ornamental in temperate areas, in spite of its toxicity. The cultivar 'Nancy Lindsay' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Description This herbaceous perennial has leaves up to long. The flowers are solitary, across, with six tepals and six stamens with orange anthers and three white styles. At the time of fertilisation, the ova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camptorrhiza
''Camptorrhiza'' is a genus of plants native to India and southern Africa. It contains two recognized species: *'' Camptorrhiza indica'' S.R.Yadav, N.P.Singh & B.Mathew - Maharashtra *'' Camptorrhiza strumosa'' (Baker) Oberm. - South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and the Caprivi Strip The Caprivi Strip, also known simply as Caprivi, is a geographic salient protruding from the northeastern corner of Namibia. It is surrounded by Botswana to the south and Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet at a sin .... - Type species for the genusPhillips, Edwin Percy. 1951. Genera of South African Flowering Plants (ed.2), p 182, ''Camptorrhiza'' References External links Colchicaceae Colchicaceae genera {{liliales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosartes
''Prosartes'', the fairybells, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family. For several decades plants of this genus were considered part of the otherwise Asian genus ''Disporum''. Studies of morphology and cytology, as well as genetic analysis, show these North American plants to be different from the Asian species, and in 1995 the two groups began to be recognized as distinct genera. ''Prosartes'' included five species until 2010, when a sixth, ''Prosartes parvifolia'', long considered a variant of ''Prosartes hookeri'', or perhaps a hybrid, was acknowledged as a distinct species.Mesler, M., et al. (2010). A resurrection for Siskiyou Bells, ''Prosartes parvifolia'' (Liliaceae), a rare Siskiyou Mountains endemic. ''Madroño'' 57:2 129-35. These plants are rhizomatous herbs with bell-like pendent (hanging) flowers. ;Species *''Prosartes hookeri'' - drops of gold - California and Pacific Northwest, plus isolated populations in Black Hills and in the Upper P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wurmbea
''Wurmbea'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent. Recently the circumscription of the genus ''Wurmbea'' has been increased to include ''Onixotis punctata'' and ''Onixotis stricta''. African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families are: Australian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) is an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected plan ... are: References ;Notes ;Sources * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q774258 Colchicaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uvularia
''Uvularia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Colchicaceae, which is closely related to the lily family (Liliaceae). They are commonly called bellworts, bellflowers or merrybells. The genus name is derived from the Latin ''ūvula'' meaning "little grape," likely because of the way the flowers hang downward. For the same reason ''Uvularia'' may also refer to the similarly derived palatine uvula, which hangs down from the soft palate in the mouth. The plants are often found growing on wooded slopes or in ravines and they spread by stolons, or stoloniferous rhizomes. The plants are usually in height and bear one or two flowers per stem in April and May, that hang downward from the axils of the leaves. Species There are five species of ''Uvularia''. All are exclusively native (endemic) to North America. They grow from northern Florida to Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and south to Texas. : '' Uvularia floridana'' Chapm. – Florida bellwort - FL GA SC AL MS : ''Uvul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripladenia
''Tripladenia'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Colchicaceae. The sole species is ''Tripladenia cunninghamii'' which is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Colchicaceae genera Monotypic Liliales genera Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Monocots of Australia Colchicaceae {{Australia-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schelhammera
''Schelhammera'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Colchicaceae, comprising two species. *'' Schelhammera undulata'' R.Br., native to New South Wales and Victoria *'' Schelhammera multiflora'' R.Br., native to Queensland, New Guinea and Malesia. The genus was first formerly described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae''. The genus was named in honour of Günther Christoph Schelhammer. The genus ''Kuntheria'' was described for the third species of ''Schelhammera'', namely ''Schelhammera pedunculata'', by Clifford and Conran for the Australian Flora in 1987. The German botanist Mueller Mueller may refer to: People * Mueller (surname), a surname German in origin Places Antarctica * Mount Mueller (Antarctica) Australia * Mueller College, in Queensland * Mount Mueller (Victoria) *Mueller Park, in Western Australia * Mueller Rive ... who described it had stated that this taxon "either requires specific distinction, or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandersonia
''Sandersonia'' is a monotypic genus of rhizomatous plant, belonging to the family Colchicaceae, the single species ''Sandersonia aurantiaca'' being native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces) and Eswatini (Swaziland). Common names for ''S. aurantiaca'' include Christmas bells, golden lily of the valley, Chinese lantern lily and Chinese lantern bulb. ''S. aurantiaca'' is a perennial plant of trailing growth that can reach 30 inches in height. The flowers are yellow or orange. Care ''Sandersonia aurantiaca'' thrives in well-drained sandy soil enriched with compost and enjoys full sun, but not excessive heat (under which condition it requires frequent watering). A delicate plant, it bruises easily if handled carelessly. The growth habit is upright but lax, with plants benefitting from staking. Herbaceous perennials, Sandersonias die back naturally at the end of the season, surviving the winter in zones 9 and 10. They do well in San Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum
''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. ''Ornithoglossum'' *'' Ornithoglossum calcicola'' K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum dinteri'' K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum gracile'' B.Nord. - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum parviflorum'' B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum pulchrum'' Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum undulatum'' Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum viride'' (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum vulgare'' B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum zeyheri'' (Baker) B.Nord. - Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuntheria
''Kuntheria'' is a plant genus related to ''Schelhammera''. It contains one species, ''Kuntheria pedunculata'' (F.Muell.) Conran & Clifford, endemic to Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ....Conran, John Godfrey & Clifford, Harold Trevor. 1987. Flora of Australia 45: 491, ''Kuntheria'' References Colchicaceae Colchicaceae genera Monotypic Liliales genera Flora of Queensland {{Liliales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia (plant)
''Iphigenia'' is a flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. It was described by Kunth. It consists of 11 species distributed from tropical Africa, over Madagascar and India to Australia. As with other taxa in Colchicaceae ''Iphigenia'' contains phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids including colchicine. Species African species * '' Iphigenia oliveri'' Engl. * '' Iphigenia pauciflora'' Martelli Arabian species * '' Iphigenia socotrana'' Thulin Indian species * '' Iphigenia indica'' (L.) A.Gray ex Kunth - range extending to China, New Guinea + Australia * '' Iphigenia magnifica'' Ansari & R.S.Rao * ''Iphigenia mysorensis'' Arekal & S.N.Ramaswamy * '' Iphigenia pallida'' Baker * '' Iphigenia sahyadrica'' Ansari & R.S.Rao * '' Iphigenia stellata'' Blatt. Madagascar species * '' Iphigenia boinensis'' H.Perrier * '' Iphigenia robusta'' Baker New Zealand species *'' Iphigenia novae-zelandiae'' (Hook.f.) Baker Taxonomy The genus name of ''Iphigenia'' is in reference to Iphigenia, the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexacyrtis
''Hexacyrtis'', common name Namib lily, is a plant genus native to Namibia and South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant. At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: ''Hexacyrtis dickiana'' Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated (i.e. of very ... recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, ''Hexacyrtis dickiana'' References External linksAfrica Seeds, ''Hexacyrtis dickiana'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
