Hexacyrtis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Colchiceae
Genus: Hexacyrtis
Species: H. dickiana
Name

Hexacyrtis Dinter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 84. 1932.

Type species: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter (1932)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Namibia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Dinter, M.K. 1932. Diagnosen neuer südwestafrikanischer Pflanzen (1. Fortsetzung). Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 30(1–8): 80–96. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19320300106 Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56(1): 171–178. Wiley JSTOR Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hexacyrtis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jul 14. Reference page.

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant.[2][3] At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.[4]
References

All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana