Dilatris

Dilatris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Dilatris
P.J.Bergius
Type species
Dilatris corymbosa
P.J.Bergius

Dilatris is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1767.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Western Cape Province in South Africa.[3]

species[3]
  1. Dilatris corymbosa P.J.Bergius 1767
  2. Dilatris ixioides Lam. 1786
  3. Dilatris pillansii W.F.Barker 1940
  4. Dilatris viscosa L.f. 1782
formerly included[3]

moved to other genera: Lachnanthes Lanaria

  1. Dilatris caroliniana Lam. syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy
  2. Dilatris heritiera Pers. syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy
  3. Dilatris hexandra Lam. syn of Lanaria lanata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  4. Dilatris tinctoria (Walter ex J.F.Gmel.) Pursh syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy

References

  1. ↑ Bergius, Peter Jonas. 1767. Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae 9
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Dilatris P.J. Bergius
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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