Asparagaceae
Massonia

Massonia depressa Houtt.

First published in Nat. Hist. 2(12): 424 (1780)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to Free State. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Müller-Doblies, U. & Müller-Doblies, D. (1997). A partial revision of the tribe Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae) 1. Survey, including three novelties from Namibia: a new genus, a second speciesin the monotypic Whiteheadia, and a new combination in Massonia. Feddes Repertorium 108: 49-96.
  • Wetschnig, W. & al. (2012). Massonia pustulata Jacq. 1791 and M. longipes Baker 1897 (Hyacinthaceae), two frequently misunderstood species - or how M. pustulata became depressed. Stapfia 97: 210-221.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Esler, K.J., Rundel, P.W. & Vorster, P. (1999). Biogeography of prostrate-leaved geophytes in semi-arid South Africa: hypotheses on functionality. Plant Ecol. 142(1/2), The Plant Ecology of Namaqualand, South Africa: 105-120.
  • Johnson, S.D., Pauw, A. & Midgley, J. (2001). Rodent pollination in the African lily Massonia depressa (Hyacinthaceae). Am. J. Bot. 88(10): 1768-1773.
  • Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. & Snijman, D. (2002). The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  • Saltmarsh, A. C. (2003). Francis Masson: collecting plants for King and country. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 20: 225-244.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (Accessed 27 May 2011).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Dec 14, 2001 unknown from label [s.n.] South Africa K000257126 Type Yes
Aug 17, 1972 Scully, W.C. [27] South Africa K000257128 Type Yes
Bolus [6596] South Africa K000257127 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [11713] South Africa K002920989 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2508] South Africa Massonia namaquensis K002921044 Yes
Schlieben [9017] South Africa Massonia namaquensis K002921045 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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