Dilatris

Dilatris is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1767.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Western Cape Province in South Africa.[3]

species[3]
  • Dilatris corymbosa P.J.Bergius 1767
  • Dilatris ixioides Lam. 1786
  • Dilatris pillansii W.F.Barker 1940
  • Dilatris viscosa L.f. 1782
formerly included[3]

Dilatris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Subfamily: Haemodoroideae
Genus: Dilatris
P.J.Bergius
Type species
Dilatris corymbosa
P.J.Bergius

moved to other genera: Lachnanthes Lanaria

  • Dilatris caroliniana Lam. syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy
  • Dilatris heritiera Pers. syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy
  • Dilatris hexandra Lam. syn of Lanaria lanata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Dilatris tinctoria (Walter ex J.F.Gmel.) Pursh syn of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy

References

  1. Bergius, Peter Jonas. 1767. Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae 9
  2. Tropicos, Dilatris P.J. Bergius
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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