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