Eucomis regia

Eucomis regia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Fritillaria regia. It was moved to Eucomis by Charles L'Héritier in 1789.[1]

Eucomis regia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Eucomis
Species:
E. regia
Binomial name
Eucomis regia
(L.) L'Hér.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Fritillaria regia L.
  • Basilaea regia (L.) Mirb.
  • Fritillaria nana Burm.f.
  • Basilaea coronata Lam.
  • Eucomis nana (Burm.f.) L'Hér.
  • Ornithogalum nanum (Burm.f.) Thunb.
  • Eucomea humilis Salisb.
  • Eucomea regalis Salisb.
  • Basilaea nana (Burm.f.) Mirb.
  • Eucomis purpureocaulis Andrews
  • Eucomis macrophylla Baker
  • Eucomis pillansii L.Guthrie
  • Whiteheadia nana (Burm.f.) J.W.Ingram

Eucomis pillansii has been treated as a separate species or as the subspecies E. regia subsp. pillansii, but is now included in E. regia.[1]

References
  1. "Eucomis regia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-08
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