Wachendorfia

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:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Wachendorfia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 03. Reference page.

Name

Wachendorfia Burm. (1757)

• Type species: non design.

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

• Burman, J. 1757: Wachendorfia (journal) 2.

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Wachendorfia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 03. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Wachendorfia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Oct. Wachendorfia. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct.

• Tropicos.org Oct. Wachendorfia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{4}}} 03 Oct.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Wachendorfia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooiknolle
English: Bloodroots

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