Original Research

Five new species of Lachenalia (Hyacinthaceae) from arid areas of Namibia and South Africa

G. Duncan
Bothalia | Vol 28, No 2 | a630 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v28i2.630 | © 1998 G. Duncan | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 October 1998 | Published: 06 October 1998

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G. Duncan, National Botanical Institute, South Africa

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Abstract

Five new species of  Lachenalia are described:  L. nutans G.D.Duncan from southwestern Namibia,  L. attenuata W.F.Barker ex G.D Duncan from the Roggeveld Plateau. Little Karoo and southern Cape; L doleritica G.D.Duncan from the Bokkeveld Plateau;  L lactosa G.D.Duncan from the Lowland Fvnbos of the Hermanus District, and  L leipoldtii G D Duncan from the Olifants River Valley and Little Karoo


Keywords

Hyacinthaceae; <i>Lachenalia</i>; Namibia; new species. South Africa

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