Lachenalia ensifolia

Lachenalia ensifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Massoniinae
Genus: Lachenalia
Subgenus: L. subg. Polyxena
Species: Lachenalia ensifolia
Subspecies: L. e. subsp. ensifolia – L. e. subsp. maughanii

Name

• Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 565 (2003 publ. 2004).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mauhlia ensifolia Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl.: 111 (1792).
• Homotypic
  • Agapanthus ensifolius (Thunb.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 48 (1799).
  • Massonia ensifolia (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 554 (1802).
  • Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönland, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 1: 443 (1910).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2004) Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 565.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lachenalia ensifolia. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lachenalia ensifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lachenalia ensifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lachenalia ensifolia. 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 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lachenalia ensifolia. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lachenalia ensifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2021.

Vernacular names

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