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Colchicaceae - Flame lily family
Literature
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 Colchicaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: (7) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Androcymbium Willd. | Description, Image |
| Camptorrhiza Hutch. | |
| Gloriosa L. | Description, Image |
| Iphigenia Kunth | Description, Image |
| Littonia Hook. | Description |
| Ornithoglossum Salisb. | Description |
| Wurmbea Thunb. |
Other sources of information about Colchicaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: ColchicaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Colchicaceae
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