Biology:Lachenalia ensifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Lachenalia

Lachenalia ensifolia
Lachenalia maughanii02.jpg
Here given as Lachenalia maughanii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Lachenalia
Species:
L. ensifolia
Binomial name
Lachenalia ensifolia
(Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt[1]
Synonyms[2]

Lachenalia ensifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lachenalia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] Its nominate subspecies Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia
  • Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. maughanii (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan

References

  1. Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 565 (2003 publ. 2004)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60432048-2. 
  3. "Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/327528/Lachenalia-ensifolia-subsp-ensifolia/Details. Retrieved 7 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15520029 entry