Colchicaceae

Wurmbea Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 1: 18 (1781)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Australia, New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Uganda, Victoria, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 560.
  • Nov. Gen. 18 (1781)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Anguillaria R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 273 (1810), in part.
  • Nordenstam in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 36: 211–233 (1978).
  • Thunb., Nova Gen. Pl.: 18 (1781).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in J.L.S. 17 (103): 435–437 (1879)
  • Nordenstam in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 36(2): 211–233 (1978)
  • Nov. Gen. Pl. 1:18, t. 1 (1781)
  • in F.T.A. 7: 560 (1898)
  • in Kubitzki, Fam. & Gen. Vasc. Pl. 3: 182 (1998)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Macfarlane, T.D.; French, C.J.; Brockman, G.B. [TDM 5410] Australia K001590326 Isotype No
Macfarlane, T.D.; French, C.J.; Brockman, G.B. [TDM 5387] Australia K001590384 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0