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Colchicaceae - Flame lily family
la Croix, I. (2009) Colchicaceae FZ 12(2)
Maroyi, A (2002) Colchicaceae in Zimbabwe Kirkia 18(1) 1-10
Description of the family
Rootstock a corm, rarely a tuber. Leaves few and mainly basal or borne on leafy, sometimes branched, stems. Flowers solitary or in racemes, actinomorphic, bisexual. Perianth in two whorls of 3, connate at the base or free. Stamens 6. Ovary superior, 3-locular. Fruit usually a septicidal capsule. Seeds glabrous. Worldwide: 15 genera and 165 species, Australia and S Africa to Western Europe and Western Asia. |
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More sample images from the cultivated Colchicaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Gloriosa L. | Description, Image |
| Littonia Hook. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Colchicaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Colchicaceae pageGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Colchicaceae
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