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Hexacyrtis

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily, is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant. At present only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.

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Namib lily
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Hexacyrtis
Dinter
Species:
H. dickiana
Binomial name
Hexacyrtis dickiana
Dinter

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,1 is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant.23 At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.4

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References

  1. All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  3. SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
  4. Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana
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