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Hesperantha
Sign in to saveHesperantha is a genus of cormous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower".
Species
Scarlet River Lily
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
Vinterliljesläktet (Hesperantha) är ett släkte i familjen irisväxter med cirka 80 arter från södra Afrika. En art, vinterlilja (H. coccinea), odlas som kruk- eller utplanteringsväxt i Sverige.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 127
- With media
- 46
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- US, MO
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Crocoideae
- Named after
- Hesperia
- Image
- Hesperantha coccinea-001.jpg
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- Category:Hesperantha
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Hesperantha is a genus of cormous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower".
There are approximately 79 species, mostly native to southern Africa, but with four species reaching tropical Africa. All except one grow from corms.
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