Wachendorfia brachyandra, Tienie Versfeld Wildflower Reserve, Western Cape, Southafrica

Taxonavigation

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: W. brachyandra W. multiflora W. paniculata W. thyrsiflora

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name

Wachendorfia Burm. (1757)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Pedilonia C.Presl, Pedilonia: 1 (1829).

Distribution

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

Primary references

Additional references

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

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooiknolle
English: Bloodroots
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