Whiteheadia (Asparagaceae)

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: Whiteheadia
Species: W. bifolia

Name

Whiteheadia Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 396 (1868)
Note: Circumscribed within Massonia s.l. by most South African botanists (Manning, 2017 & 2019).

References

• Harvey, W.H. 1868. Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 396
• Martínez-Azorín, M., Pinter, M. & Wetschnig, W. 2015. Desertia, a new genus in Massonieae (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), including the description of Desertia luteovirens and the taxonomic revisions of Whiteheadia and Namophila. Phytotaxa 221(3): 201-225. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.221.3.1 Reference page. 
• Manning, J.C. 2019. The genus Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt. (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae) in the Core Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Botany 121: 329–354. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.11.015 Reference page. 
• Manning, J.C. 2017. Nomenclatural adjustments in African plants 3. Bothalia 47(1): 1–2. DOI: 10.4102/ABC.V47I1.2252 Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Whiteheadia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Whiteheadia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 03 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Whiteheadia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Pagoda Lily

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