Spetaea

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: Spetaea
Species: S. lachenaliiflora

Name

Spetaea Wetschnig & Pfosser, Taxon 52: 87 (2003)

• monotypic taxon

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

• 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: 75–92. DOI: 10.2307/3647303 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Spetaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 July 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Spetaea. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Spetaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2019.