Eriospermum

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Eriospermum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Convallarioideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Jacq. ex Willd. [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • LoncodilisRaf.
  • PhylloglottisSalisb.
  • ThaumazaSalisb.

Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa. [2]

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Name

The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek erion for "wool" and sperma for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). [1] It was formerly placed in its own family, Eriospermaceae.

Species

114 species are accepted. [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  2. 1 2 3 "Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Perry, P.L. (1984) Ten new species of Eriospermum from the Western Cape. Journal of South African Botany 50: 503-534.
  4. ↑ Perry, P.L. (1989) Ten more new species of Eriospermum from the Western Cape. Journal of South African Botany 55: 83-102.
  5. ↑ Perry, P.L. (1994) A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae). Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, 1: 1-320.
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