''Eriospermum'' is a
genus of
tuberous
flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
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Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...
, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[ It was formerly placed in its own family, Eriospermaceae.
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Selected species[Perry, P.L. (1994) ''A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae)''. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, 1: 1-320.]
*''Eriospermum aphyllum
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
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*'' Eriospermum bayeri''
*'' Eriospermum bowieanum''
*'' Eriospermum breviscapum''
*''Eriospermum capense
''Eriospermum capense'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
The leaf is heart-shaped (7,5 cm long, 6 cm wide), suberect-to-spreading, and app ...
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*'' Eriospermum cooperi''
*'' Eriospermum dregei''
*'' Eriospermum exile''
*''Eriospermum graminifolium
''Eriospermum graminifolium'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to South Africa.
Description
This is one of several species that have slender, lanceolate leaves, including '' Eriospermum exile'', '' Eriospe ...
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*''Eriospermum lanceifolium
''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum''.
Description
''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' bears a single, erect, slender (16 cm x 4–5 cm), lanceolate leaf, with undulate (sometimes hairy) mar ...
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*'' Eriospermum paradoxum''
*''Eriospermum proliferum
''Eriospermum proliferum'' is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family.
Description
The single leaf appears in April to October. It has multiple, thin, hair-like enations that (unlike '' Eriospermum paradoxum'') are un-branched. T ...
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*''Eriospermum pubescens
''Eriospermum pubescens'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the southern Cape, South Africa.
Description
The leaf is heart-shaped (7 cm long, 6 cm wide), relatively hairless (sometimes with str ...
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*'' Eriospermum zeyheri''
Gallery
File:Eriospermum abyssinicum 1DS-II 3-7249.jpg, ''Eriospermum abyssinicum
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
''. The genus name ''"Eriospermum"'' means "wool-seeds".
File:Eriospermum aphyllum00.jpg, ''Eriospermum aphyllum
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
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File:Eriospermum boweianum - Bonnievale.jpg, '' Eriospermum bowieanum''
File:Eriospermum confusum..jpg, ''Eriospermum corymbosum
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
''
File:Eriospermum capense (Asparagaceae) (27061758182).jpg, ''Eriospermum capense
''Eriospermum capense'' is a species of geophytic plant of the genus ''Eriospermum'', indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
The leaf is heart-shaped (7,5 cm long, 6 cm wide), suberect-to-spreading, and app ...
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File:Eriospermum mackenii subsp. mackenii 1DS-II 9109.jpg, ''Eriospermum mackenii
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
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File:Eriospermum paradoxum - Ashton South Africa.jpg, '' Eriospermum paradoxum''
File:Eriospermum porphyrium 1DS-II 4-2705.jpg, ''Eriospermum porphyrium
''Eriospermum'' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Name
The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classificat ...
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References
Flora of Africa
Asparagaceae genera
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