A new species of <i>Namaquanula</i> (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae) from Namibia with notes on the genus
Namaquanula bruynsii Snijman. a rare species of Amaryllidaceae from the Landsberg in southern Namibia described here, is separated from N. bruce-bayeri by plane leaves, the absence of a perigone tube and the lack of a short adaxial hook at the base of each filament. Shared specialized characters are...
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| Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
2005-08-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/390 |
| Summary: | Namaquanula bruynsii Snijman. a rare species of Amaryllidaceae from the Landsberg in southern Namibia described here, is separated from N. bruce-bayeri by plane leaves, the absence of a perigone tube and the lack of a short adaxial hook at the base of each filament. Shared specialized characters are brittle, tan-coloured bulb tunics and short papillae at the base of each filament. A revised description of Namaquanula D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies is given and a key to the genera of Amaryllideae subtribe Strumariinae is provided. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-8241 2311-9284 |