Massonia bifolia

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Massonia bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 564. (2003 publ. 2004)

Basionym
- Eucomis bifolia Jacq., Collectanea 4: 215 (1791)
Homotypic
- Basilaea bifolia (Jacq.) Mirb., Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 339 (1804).
- Whiteheadia bifolia (Jacq.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 226. (1873)
Heterotypic
- Melanthium massoniifolium Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 368 (1804)
- Whiteheadia latifolia Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 396 (1868)

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

Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacintheaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533–568. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428603000404 Reference page.

Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. & Saunders, R. 2011. Massonia bifolia. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 28(4): 324-332. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2011.01759.x

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Massonia bifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 June 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Massonia bifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 24 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Massonia bifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2020.

English: Pagoda Lily

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