Colchicaceae
Wurmbea
Wurmbea tenuis

Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei (Engl.) B.Nord.

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36: 225 (1978)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (2012). Contribution à la flore d' Afrique centrale: Colchicaceae et Flagellariaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 33: 1-30.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • B. Nord. in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 36: 225 (1978).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Colchicaceae: 14 (2005).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8465A, 8465] Tanzania Wurmbea goetzei K:SPC-27131.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0