Schelhammera
Sign in to saveSchelhammera is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Colchicaceae, comprising two species.
Species
lilac lily
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderLiliales
- FamilyColchicaceae
Native toNew Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
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- Colchicaceae
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Schelhammera is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Colchicaceae, comprising two species. Schelhammera undulata R.Br., native to New South Wales and Victoria Schelhammera multiflora R.Br., native to Queensland, New Guinea and Malesia.
The genus was first formerly described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. The genus was named in honour of Günther Christoph Schelhammer.