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Wurmbea
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thumb|Wurmbea inusta, a species from South Africa thumb|This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa thumb|Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in [[fynbos.]]

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderLiliales
  5. FamilyColchicaceae
Native toCameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, New South Wales
Observations recorded23,801

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
43
With media
22
Family
Colchicaceae
Collections
MEL, NY, WIS, BRY, MO, O
Recorded in
Australia, South Africa, Lesotho

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Colchicaceae
Image
Wurmbea dioica.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Wurmbea
Commons category
Wurmbea
topic's main category
Category:Wurmbea
taxon common name
獐牙花属
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thumb|Wurmbea inusta, a species from South Africa thumb|This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa thumb|Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in [[fynbos.]]

Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australasia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.

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