Schizocarphus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Massoniinae
Genus: Schizocarphus
Species: S. nervosus
Name

Schizocarphus Van der Merwe

monotypic taxon

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda.
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania.
South Tropical Africa
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern Africa
Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.

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

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schizocarphus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Schizocarphus is a monotypic genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).[2] The sole species Schizocarphus nervosus is found in Africa, from Tanzania south to South Africa.[3]
References

Search for "Schizocarphus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-13
Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards) "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-02-25
"Schizocarphus nervosus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-13