Asparagaceae
Albuca

Albuca canadensis (L.) F.M.Leight.

First published in J. S. African Bot. 14: 83 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Müller-Doblies, U. (2006). Enumeratio Albucarum (Hyacinthaceae) Austro-Africanum adhuc cognitarum. 3. Additions and additional notes to Albuca subgenus Falconera and A. subgenus Albuca. Feddes Repertorium 117: 96-138. [Cited as Albuca maxima.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stephens, E.L. [7078] K002172839 Yes
Schonland [1544] K002172852 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24447] South Africa K002172840 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [718] South Africa K002172844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002172845 Yes
{Lavranos s.n.} [s.n.] South Africa K002172854 Yes
{Hilliard; Burtt} [13017] South Africa K002172847 Yes
C.B.S.; Zeyl [4190] K002172843 Yes
Mauve; Reid; Wikner [32] South Africa K002172846 Yes
Boucher, C. [2357] South Africa K002172851 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24065] South Africa K002172849 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [458] South Africa K002172848 Yes
s.coll. [1057] K002172836 Yes
s.coll. [W1661] K002172842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002172837 Yes
Garside, S. [1057] K002172838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002172835 Yes
s.coll. [1844] K002172841 Yes
s.coll. [11137] South Africa K002172855 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13017] South Africa K002172853 Yes
s.coll. [802] South Africa Albuca major K002172823 No
Backer, C.A. [804] Albuca major K002172825 No
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] Albuca major K002172828 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Albuca major K002172827 No
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] Albuca major K002172824 No
[Hol] Elwes [s.n.] Albuca major K002172830 No
Jardin, D.E.S.A [s.n.] Luxembourg Albuca major K002172826 No
Gillet, M.C. [4409] South Africa Albuca major K002172829 No
Dryander, J.C. [2130] Albuca altissima K002172815 No
Hutchinson, J. [1150] Albuca altissima K002172810 No
Phillips, E.P. [3050] Albuca altissima K002172817 No
Bohnen, P. [7312] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172807 No
[G. C Theren] [2017] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172812 No
Burchell, W.J. [6197-4] Albuca altissima K002172818 No
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. [3466] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172808 No
Boucher, C.; Shepherd, P. [4872] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172806 No
Burras; Vosa [SA 7] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172809 No
Fourcade, H.G. [2757] South Africa Albuca altissima K002172816 No
s.coll. [63] Albuca altissima K002172814 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Albuca altissima K002172813 No
Hanekom, W.J. [2424] South Africa Albuca maxima K002173118 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Albuca minor K002173230 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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