Lachenalia

Genus of flowering plants

Lachenalia
Lachenalia flava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Lachenalia
J.Jacq.
Type species
Lachenalia aloides
Synonyms[1]
  • Dipcadioides Medik.
  • Polyanthes Jacq.
  • Coelanthus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes
  • Triallosia Raf.
  • Periboea Kunth
  • Polyxena Kunth
  • Orchiastrum Lem. 1855, illegitimate homonym, not Ség. 1754
  • Scillopsis Lem.
  • Chloriza Salisb.
  • Himas Salisb.
  • Manlilia Salisb.
  • Monoestes Salisb.
  • Orchiops Salisb.
  • Platyestes Salisb.
  • Sugillaria Salisb.
  • Brachyscypha Baker
Lachenalia maughanii, Nieuwoudtville, South Africa

Lachenalia is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae,[2] which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of them have a dormancy period, but new roots will always grow every year.

Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (1736-1800).[3] Species are sometimes known as Cape cowslip, though they are not even somewhat related to the true cowslip Primula veris.

Species

As of December 2022[update], the Plants of the World Online accepted 136 species:[1]

  • Lachenalia alba W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia algoensis Schönland
  • Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl.
  • Lachenalia ameliae W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia angelica W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia anguinea Sweet
  • Lachenalia arbuthnotiae W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia attenuata W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia aurioliae G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia bachmannii Baker
  • Lachenalia barkeriana U.Müll.-Doblies
  • Lachenalia bolusii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia bowkeri Baker
  • Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter
  • Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl.
  • Lachenalia campanulata Baker
  • Lachenalia capensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia carnosa Baker
  • Lachenalia cernua G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia comptonii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia congesta W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia contaminata Aiton
  • Lachenalia convallarioides Baker
  • Lachenalia corymbosa (L.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  • Lachenalia dasybotrya Diels
  • Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia doleritica G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia duncanii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia elegans W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  • Lachenalia fistulosa Baker
  • Lachenalia flava Andrews
  • Lachenalia framesii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia giessii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia glaucophylla W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia haarlemensis Fourc.
  • Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb.
  • Lachenalia inconspicua G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia isopetala Jacq.
  • Lachenalia juncifolia Baker
  • Lachenalia karooica W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia klinghardtiana Dinter
  • Lachenalia kliprandensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia lactosa G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia latimerae W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia leipoldtii G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia leomontana W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia liliiflora Jacq.
  • Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips
  • Lachenalia longituba (A.M.van der Merwe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  • Lachenalia lutea G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia luteola Jacq.
  • Lachenalia lutzeyeri G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia macgregoriorum W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia margaretae W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia marginata W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia marlothii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia martiniae W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia mathewsii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia maughanii (W.F.Barker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  • Lachenalia maximiliani Schltr. ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia mediana Jacq.
  • Lachenalia minima W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia moniliformis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia montana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia multifolia W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia mutabilis Lodd. ex Sweet
  • Lachenalia namaquensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia namibiensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia nardousbergensis G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia neilii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia nervosa Ker Gawl.
  • Lachenalia nutans G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia obscura Schltr. ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton
  • Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq.
  • Lachenalia pallida Aiton
  • Lachenalia patula Jacq.
  • Lachenalia paucifolia (W.F.Barker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
  • Lachenalia pearsonii (R.Glover) W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia peersii Marloth ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia perryae G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia physocaulos W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia polyphylla Baker
  • Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia punctata Jacq.
  • Lachenalia purpureocaerulea Jacq.
  • Lachenalia pusilla Jacq.
  • Lachenalia quadricolor Jacq.
  • Lachenalia reflexa Thunb.
  • Lachenalia rosea Andrews
  • Lachenalia salteri W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia sargeantii W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia schelpei W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia schlechteri Baker
  • Lachenalia sessiliflora Andrews
  • Lachenalia splendida Diels
  • Lachenalia stayneri W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia thomasiae W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia trichophylla Baker
  • Lachenalia undulata Masson ex Baker
  • Lachenalia unifolia Jacq.
  • Lachenalia valeriae G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia variegata W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia ventricosa Schltr. ex W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia verticillata W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia violacea Jacq.
  • Lachenalia viridiflora W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia whitehillensis W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia wrightii Baker
  • Lachenalia xerophila Schltr. ex G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia youngii Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.)
  • Lachenalia zebrina W.F.Barker
  • Lachenalia zeyheri Baker
Lachenalia pustulata

In addition, Lachenalia nordenstamii W.F.Barker was listed as "threatened" in the 2006 IUCN Red List,[4] but as of December 2012[update] the name was not accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.[1]

Cultivation

Several species are cultivated as garden plants. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5]

  • Lachenalia ‘Rupert’[6]
  • Lachenalia bulbifera ‘George’[7]
  • Lachenalia contaminata[8]
  • Lachenalia corymbosa[9]
  • Lachenalia flava[10]
  • Lachenalia pustulata[11]
  • Lachenalia quadricolor[12]
  • Lachenalia vanzyliae[13]
  • Lachenalia viridiflora[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Search for "Lachenalia", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-08
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
  3. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
  4. ^ Craven, P.; Loots, S. (2004), Lachenalia nordenstamii, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species], retrieved 22 August 2007
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 57. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia 'Rupert'". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia bulbifera 'George'". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia contaminata". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia corymbosa". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia flava". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia pustulata". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia quadricolor". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  13. ^ "RHS Plantfinder -Lachenalia vanzyliae". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  14. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lachenalia viridiflora". Retrieved 17 March 2018.

Bibliography

  • Anderson, Neil O., ed. (2007). Flower breeding and genetics: issues, challenges and opportunities for the 21st century. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 9781402065699.
  • Barker, Winsome F. (April 1987). "Five more new species of Lachenalia (Liliaceae — Hyacinthoideae) four from the Cape Province and one from southern South West Africa/Namibia". South African Journal of Botany. 53 (2): 166–172. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31453-3.
  • Duncan, G. D.; Edwards, T. J. (15 December 2006). "Three new species of Lachenalia (Hyacinthaceae: Massonieae) from Western and Northern Cape, South Africa". Bothalia. 36 (2): 147–155. doi:10.4102/abc.v36i2.353.
  • Duncan, Graham; Helme, Nick A. (4 December 2014). "Lachenalia arenicola (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae), a new species from western South Africa" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 186 (5): 297–300. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.186.5.8.
  • Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Lachenalia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
  • Duncan, G. (15 December 1998). "Five new species of Lachenalia (Hyacinthaceae) from arid areas of Namibia and South Africa". Bothalia. 28 (2): 131–139. doi:10.4102/abc.v28i2.630.

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