Veltheimia | |
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Veltheimia bracteata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: | Veltheimia Gled. |
Veltheimia is a genus of perennial plants native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa[1] in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[2] It was named in honour of August Ferdinand von Veltheim (1741–1801), a German patron of botany.[3][4]
There are two accepted species:[5][6]
- Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker
- Veltheimia capensis (L.) DC.
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- ^ "Veltheimia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2015-08-12
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
- ^ The Names of Plant, D. Gledhill, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. rep. 1996. ISBN 978-0-521-36675-5 p.193
- ^ "Veltheim, August Ferdinand Graf von".
- ^ "Genus: Veltheimia Gled". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Search results — the Plant List".
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