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755. EUCOMIS AMARYLLIDIFOLIA
Author(s) -
Duncan Graham
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12016
Subject(s) - subspecies , taxon , taxonomy (biology) , cape , geography , biology , zoology , genealogy , ethnology , ecology , archaeology , history
Summary The summer‐growing dwarf geophyte Eucomis amaryllidifolia Baker is native to South Africa's Eastern Cape. Following an investigation into genome sizes of all species of Eucomis , the taxon is returned from subspecies to species status, and details of its history, taxonomy and cultivation are given, accompanied by a colour plate.