Pillansia
| Pillansia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Watsonieae |
| Genus: | Pillansia L. Bolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pillansia templemannii (Baker) L. Bolus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pillansia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1914. It contains only one known species, Pillansia templemannii, endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2][3]
The genus name is a tribute to the South African botanist Neville Stuart Pillans, who brought the species to the attention of Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus.[4]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
- ↑ Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 127–30. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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