Micranthus alopecuroides

Micranthus alopecuroides

Micranthus alopecuroides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Micranthus
Species: Micranthus alopecuroides

Name

Micranthus alopecuroides Eckl., 1827

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus alopecuroides L., Cent. Pl. II: 5 (1756).
• Homotypic
  • Ixia alopecuroides (L.) L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 92 (1782).
  • Ixia plantaginea Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 59 (1789), nom. superfl.
  • Watsonia plantaginea Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 553 (1802), nom. superfl.
  • Paulomagnusia alopecuroides (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 702 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Antholyza lucidior Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 122 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Gladiolus plantagineus Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 46 (1805).
  • Gladiolus minutiflorus Schrank, Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 198 (1822).
  • Watsonia compacta G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 16: t. 1577 (1830), nom. subnud.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F., 1827. Topographisches Verzeichniss der Pflanzensammlung von C. F. Ecklon 43.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micranthus alopecuroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Micranthus alopecuroides. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Micranthus alopecuroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Micranthus alopecuroides. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Micranthus alopecuroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: vleiblommetjie
English: comb-flower

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