Eriospermum

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Eriospermum
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Eriospermum paradoxum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Eriospermum
Jacq. ex Willd.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Loncodilis Raf.
  • Phylloglottis Salisb.
  • Thaumaza Salisb.

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Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.[2]

The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek erion for "wool" and sperma for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[1] It was formerly placed in its own family, Eriospermaceae.

Eriospermum cooperi

Eriospermum cooperi is a summer rainfall species found in rocky grassland and open scrub from the Eastern Cape, South Africa to Zimbabwe. It has a solitary erect leaf and white to pale green flowers and grows to 60 cm. The outer tepals are sometimes reddish brown

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families