Wurmbea stricta

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Anguillarieae

Genus: Wurmbea
Species: Wurmbea stricta
Name

Wurmbea stricta (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Vinn., Taxon 56: 177 (2007).
Synonyms

Basionym
Pontederia stricta Burm.f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 9 (1768).
Homotypic
Onixotis stricta (Burm.f.) Wijnands, Bothalia 21: 157 (1991).
Heterotypic
Melanthium triquetrum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 213 (1782).
Melanthium junceum Jacq., Collectanea 5: 105 (1797).
Dipidax rosea Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 330 (1812).
Anguillaria triquetra (L.f.) F.Muell., Fragm. 7: 76 (1870).
Wurmbea triquetra (L.f.) F.Muell., Fragm. 7: 76 (1870).
Dipidax triquetra (L.f.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 447 (1879).
Onixotis triquetra (L.f.) Mabb., Taxon 29: 600 (1980).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Cape Provinces

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

Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56(1): 171–178. Wiley JSTOR Reference page. : 177

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Wurmbea stricta in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Wurmbea stricta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Wurmbea stricta. Published online. Accessed: October 21 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Wurmbea stricta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 21.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: rysblommetjie
English: dipidax, water-phlox