Taxonavigation

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Massoniinae
Genus: Desertia
Species: D. etesionamibensis – D. luteovirens

Name

Desertia Mart.-Azorín, M.Pinter & Wetschnig, Phytotaxa 221(3): 206. (2015)

• Type species: Desertia etesionamibensis (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) Mart.-Azorín, M.Pinter & Wetschnig, Phytotaxa 221(3): 206. (2015)
  

Note: This genus is incorporated into Massonia s.l. by the majority of South African botanists (Manning, 2017 & 2019).

References

• Martínez-Azorín, M., Pinter, M. & Wetschnig, W. 2015. Desertia, a new genus in Massonieae (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), including the description of Desertia luteovirens and the taxonomic revisions of Whiteheadia and Namophila. Phytotaxa 221(3): 201-225. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.221.3.1 Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Desertia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Desertia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Desertia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 3 2019.
• Manning, J.C. 2019. The genus Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt. (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae) in the Core Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Botany 121: 329–354. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.11.015 Reference page. 
• Manning, J.C. 2017. Nomenclatural adjustments in African plants 3. Bothalia 47(1): 1–2. DOI: 10.4102/ABC.V47I1.2252 Reference page. 
• Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacintheaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533–568. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428603000404 Reference page.