Hexacyrtis

Namib lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Hexacyrtis
Dinter
Species: H. dickiana
Binomial name
Hexacyrtis dickiana
Dinter

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamantal.[2][3] At present (April 21014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.[4]

References

  1. All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  3. SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  4. Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana
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