Lachenalia ensifolia
Here given as Lachenalia maughanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Lachenalia
Species:
L. ensifolia
Binomial name
Lachenalia ensifolia
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Agapanthus ensifolius (Thunb.) Willd.
    • Mauhlia ensifolia Thunb.
    • Massonia ensifolia (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
    • Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönland

Lachenalia ensifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lachenalia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] Its nominate subspecies Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia
  • Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. maughanii (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan

References

  1. ↑ Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 565 (2003 publ. 2004)
  2. 1 2 3 "Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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