Merwilla

Merwilla plumbea

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: Merwilla
Species: M. dracomontana – M. lazulina – M. plumbea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Merwilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar 15. Reference page.

Name

• Merwilla Speta, Phyton (Horn) 38: 107. 1998.
  • Type species: Merwilla dracomontana (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Speta

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Speta, F. 1998. Systematische Analyse der Gattung Scilla L. s.l. (Hyacinthaceae). Phyton (Horn) 38(1): 1–141. PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Merwilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Merwilla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Wetschnig, W. & Pfosser, M. 2003. The Scilla plumbea puzzle—present status of the genus Scilla sensu lato in southern Africa and description of Spetaea lachenaliiflora, a new genus and species of Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae). Taxon 52(1): 75–92. DOI: 10.2307/3647303 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

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