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Genus: Apodolirion

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Monocotyledons >  Order: Asparagales >  Family: Amaryllidaceae

About 6 species, all endemic to southern Africa.

Species indigenous in southern Africa

Apodolirion amyanum   

 

Apodolirion bolusii

 

Apodolirion buchananii (Natal Crocus)

icukudwane, indwa [Zulu]

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 106.

 

Apodolirion cedarbergense

 

Apodolirion lanceolatum

 

Apodolirion macowanii

 
 

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