Ammocharis coranica

Ammocharis coranica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Amaryllideae
Subtribus: Crininae
Genus: Ammocharis
Species: Ammocharis coranica

Name

Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb. (1821)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amaryllis coranica Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 2: t. 139. 1816.

• Homotypic
  • Brunsvigia coranica (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 4: 181. 1821.
  • Palinetes coranica (Ker Gawl.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 116. 1866), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Amaryllis coranica var. pallida Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1219. 1829.
  • Ammocharis coccinea Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 3. 1889.
  • Ammocharis coranica var. pallida (Lindl.) Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 241. 1837.
  • Ammocharis taveliana Schinz, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 214. 1890.
  • Crinum coccineum (Pax) Fritsch, Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 1: 108. 1901.
  • Crinum tavelianum (Schinz) Fritsch, Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 1: 1108. 1901.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2009. Ammocharis coranica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2009 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Herbert, W. 1821. Appendix 17.

Vernacular names

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