Chortolirion

Last updated

Chortolirion
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Chortolirion
A.Berger [1]
Type species
Chortolirion angolense
(Baker) A.Berger [2]

Chortolirion (Gk. 'chortos' = 'pasture', 'lirion' ='lily') is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, [3] first described as a genus in 1908. It is native to Southern Africa. [1] [4] [5]

Species [1]
  1. Chortolirion angolense (Baker) A.Berger - Huíla Plateau in Angola
  2. Chortolirion latifolium Zonn. & G.P.J.Fritz - Free State and Gauteng in South Africa
  3. Chortolirion subspicatum (Baker) A.Berger - Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
  4. Chortolirion tenuifolium (Engl.) A.Berger - Zimbabwe, Namibia, northeastern South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ lectotype designated by Phillips, E. P. 1951. Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. (ed. 2) 187.
  3. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Asphodeloideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. ↑ Zonneveld, B.J.M. & Fritz, G.P.J. (2010). Three species accepted in Chortolirion Berger (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae). Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 28: 27-36.
  5. ↑ Fritz, G. (2012). Review of the three species accepted in Chortolirion A.Berger (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae). Aloe 49: 4-9.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.