Lanaria

Lanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Lanariaceae
H.Huber ex. R.Dahlgren & A.E.van Wyk[1]
Genus: Lanaria
Aiton[2]
Species: L. lanata
Binomial name
Lanaria lanata
(L.) T.Durand & Schinz[3]
Distribution map
Synonyms
Genus[2]
  • Argolasia Juss.
Species[3]
  • Hyacinthus lanatus L.
  • Argolasia lanata (L.) Lam. ex Poir.
  • Dilatris hexandra Lam.
  • Lanaria plumosa Aiton
  • Argolasia capensis J.F.Gmel.
  • Argolasia plumosa (Aiton) Juss.

Lanaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing a single species, Lanaria lanata, occurring in South Africa.[4] Lanaria lanata is commonly known as Cape edelweiss or lambtails. The genus is placed in the monotypic family Lanariaceae.[2] The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG III system of 2009 (unchanged from the 1998 and 2003 versions) does recognize this family.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lanaria". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  3. 1 2 "Lanaria lanata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  4. ↑ Millington, Andrew; Blumler, Mark; Schickhoff, Udo (2011), The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography, SAGE Publications, pp. 143–, ISBN 978-1-4462-5445-5, retrieved 2013-08-07, The Cape Floristic Region in South Africa is comparatively rich in endemic flowering-plant families. Five families of angiosperms (Penaeaceae, Roridulaceae, Geissolomataceae, Grubbiaceae, and Lanariaceae) are endemic to that region ...

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