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Hyacinthaceae
Stedje, B. (1996) Hyacinthaceae FTEA
Description of the family
Herbs with bulbs. Leaves in a basal rosette from the apex of the bulb (in Bowiea and Schizobasis, leaves 0 or much reduced), with or without spots, sometimes papillose or hairy. Inflorescence a raceme or spike on a leafless peduncle (but in Bowiea and Schizobasis much-branched and complex). Flowers greenish to white or yellowish, purplish to purple or blue, often with a green or dark midrib. Perianth segments 6, free or fused into a tube. Ovary superior, 3-locular, with 1-many ovules per loculus. Fruit a loculicidal capsule. Seeds black, sometimes winged. Comment: The genera included by us under Hyacinthaceae are nowadays often placed under Asparagaceae. However, we have followed the more traditional treatment for the time being. Worldwide: 41 genera and 770 species, ± cosmopolitan, but especially Mediterranean region and South Africa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Bowiea Harv. ex Hook. F. | Description |
| Eucomis L'Hér. | Description, Image |
| Ledebouria Roth | Description |
| Thuranthos C.H. Wright | Description |
| Urginea Steinh. |
Other sources of information about Hyacinthaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: HyacinthaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hyacinthaceae
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