Wurmbea
Wurmbea | |
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Wurmbea dioica in Paddys Ranges State Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Colchicaceae |
Genus: | Wurmbea Thunb. |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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, a species from South Africa
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This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa
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Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in fynbos.
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.[1]
African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:[2][3]
- B.Nord. – E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
- B.Nord. – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
- Thunb. – S.W. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – W. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – S. Africa
- B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- (C.H.Wright) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- (Baker) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Baker – S. Africa
- (Desr.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- (L.f.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- (L.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S.W. Cape Province
- E.Phillips – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
- Wurmbea recurva B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- (Burm.f.) T.Durand & Schinz – Cape Province
- (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – Cape Province
- (Hook.f.) Baker – Tropical & S. Africa
- B.Nord. – Cape Province
Australian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:[2]
- (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – South Australia
- (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Queensland to SE. Australia
- Wurmbea calcicola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. – Central & S. Australia
- Wurmbea cernua T.D.Macfarl. – S. Western Australia
- (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – S.E. Australia
- R.J.Bates – South Australia (Eyre Peninsula)
- (Benth.) T.D.Macfarl. – Western Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. – W. & Central Australia
- Wurmbea dilatata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea dioica (R.Br.) F.Muell. – S.W. & S.E. Australia
- Benth. – S.W. Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – N.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea graniticola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – W. Central Western Australia
- Wurmbea inframediana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia
- Wurmbea monantha (Endl.) T.D.Macfarl. – W. & S.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea murchisoniana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- R.J.Bates – South Australia
- Wurmbea odorata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- (Endl.) Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia
- T.D.Macfarl. & S.J.van Leeuwen – N.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea sinora T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. & S. Western Australia
- R.J.Bates – South Australia
- Wurmbea tenella (Endl.) Benth. – Western Australia
- Wurmbea tubulosa Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia
- (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia
References[]
- Notes
- ^ Manning, John (2008). Field Guide to Fynbos. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. ISBN 978-1-77007-265-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Search for Wurmbea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ^ "Wurmbea". African flowering plants database. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- Sources
- "Wurmbea ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- "Wurmbea". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
Categories:
- Wurmbea
- Colchicaceae genera