Namaquanula

Namaquanula
Namaquanula bruce-bayeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Strumariinae
Genus: Namaquanula
D.Müll.-Doblies & U. Müll.-Doblies
Type species
Namaquanula bruce-bayeri
It is native to South Africa and Namibia

Namaquanula is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae, found only in Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa.

Description

Namaquanula are bulbous, perennial, deciduous herbs with 1–5 leaves.

Taxonomy

It was published by Dietrich Müller-Doblies and Ute Müller-Doblies in 1985 with Namaquanula bruce-bayeri D. Müll.-Doblies & U. Müll.-Doblies as the type species. There are 2 recognized species:

References

  1. ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-f). Namaquanula D. Müll.-Doblies & U. Müll.-Doblies. Tropicos. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/50191135
  2. ^ a b Namaquanula D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893465-1
  3. ^ Dietrich Müller-Doblies & Ute Müller-Doblies. 1985. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 107: 20.
  4. ^ Snijman, D. A. (2005). A new species of Namaquanula (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae) from Namibia with notes on the genus. Bothalia, 35(1), 153-156.
  5. ^ Weichhardt-Kulessa, K., Börner, T., Schmitz, J., Müller-Doblies, U., & Müller-Doblies, D. (2000). Controversial taxonomy of Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae) investigated by nuclear rDNA (ITS) sequences: 1. Hessea, Namaquanula, Kamiesbergia, and Dewinterella. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 223, 1-13.
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ^ Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Namaquanula bruce-bayeri D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2014.1. Accessed on 2015/04/06