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Caesia contorta (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 353 (1894)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Asparagales
family
Asphodelaceae
genus
Caesia
species
Caesia contorta

Name

Synonyms
Anthericum brevicaule Baker
Anthericum brevifolium Thunb.
Anthericum contortum L.f.
Anthericum dregeanum (Kunth) Baker
Anthericum scilliflorum Eckl.
Anthericum scilliflorum Eckl. ex Baker
Anthericum sessiliflorum Steud.
Anthericum zeyheri Baker
Bulbine brevifolia (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Bulbinella brevifolia (Thunb.) Kunth
Caesia brevicaulis (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
Caesia brevifolia (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz
Caesia dregeana Kunth
Caesia eckloniana Schult. & Schult.f.
Caesia scilliflora (Eckl. ex Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
Caesia thunbergii Schult. & Schult.f.
Caesia zeyheri (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
Phalangium contortum (L.f.) Pers.
Homonyms
Caesia contorta (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz
Common names
Afternoon Grasslily in English
Common Grasslily in English
Sokkiesblom in Afrikaans
bloutjienks in Afrikaans
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