Homeria
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Homeria, commonly known as Cape tulips, is a genus of the botanical family Iridaceae, which has 32 species of corm-bearing perennial herbs. In addition, these plants are used as ornamental plants. In the early 1800s, this genus was recognized as a single species of tulip, Tulipa breyniana[1].