Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
Cyrtanthus aureolinus Snijman is a new, rare species of fire lily, which is localized in a vlei on the northern slopes of the Groot Swartberg, Western Cape. The upright or slightly spreading, yellow to cream-coloured flowers and the perigone tube which gradually widens to the throat suggest that it...
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doaj-42081c3efce349a5b4faa47ad8b5ec052020-11-25T01:22:00ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92842007-08-013711810.4102/abc.v37i1.290229Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South AfricaD. A. Snijman0Compton Herbarium. South African National Biodiversity InstituteCyrtanthus aureolinus Snijman is a new, rare species of fire lily, which is localized in a vlei on the northern slopes of the Groot Swartberg, Western Cape. The upright or slightly spreading, yellow to cream-coloured flowers and the perigone tube which gradually widens to the throat suggest that it is closely related to the Western Cape endemic, C. ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch, ex Steud., and C. mackenii Hook.f., a variable species from southern KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. The species differs mainly by the shape, size and position of the tepals and the length of the filaments. Cyrtanthus mackenii var. cooperi (Baker) R.A.Dyer is raised to subspecies rank as C. mackenii subsp. cooperi (Baker) Snijman. Its hysteranthous leaf habit and grassland habitat differ from the riverine habitat of the evergreen C. mackenii subsp. mackenii. Described in detail are C. aureolinus, C. ochroleucus, and C. mackenii.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/290AmaryllidaceaeCyrtantheae, <i>Cyrtanthus</i>new speciessubspeciesSouth Africataxonomy |
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D. A. Snijman Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation Amaryllidaceae Cyrtantheae, <i>Cyrtanthus</i> new species subspecies South Africa taxonomy |
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Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa |
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Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa |
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Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa |
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Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa |
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Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>Cyrtanthus</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa |
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notes on new and misunderstood taxa of <i>cyrtanthus</i> (amaryllidaceae: cyrtantheae) from the western cape, eastern cape and kwazulu- natal, south africa |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut |
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Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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Cyrtanthus aureolinus Snijman is a new, rare species of fire lily, which is localized in a vlei on the northern slopes of the Groot Swartberg, Western Cape. The upright or slightly spreading, yellow to cream-coloured flowers and the perigone tube which gradually widens to the throat suggest that it is closely related to the Western Cape endemic, C. ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch, ex Steud., and C. mackenii Hook.f., a variable species from southern KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. The species differs mainly by the shape, size and position of the tepals and the length of the filaments. Cyrtanthus mackenii var. cooperi (Baker) R.A.Dyer is raised to subspecies rank as C. mackenii subsp. cooperi (Baker) Snijman. Its hysteranthous leaf habit and grassland habitat differ from the riverine habitat of the evergreen C. mackenii subsp. mackenii. Described in detail are C. aureolinus, C. ochroleucus, and C. mackenii. |
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Amaryllidaceae Cyrtantheae, <i>Cyrtanthus</i> new species subspecies South Africa taxonomy |
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