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Genus: Gethyllis (kukumakrankas)

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 32 species, endemic to southern Africa, occurring in semi-arid regions.

Species indigenous in southern Africa

Gethyllis afra

Kukumakranka [Afrikaans]

See West Coast wild flowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 46.                

 

Gethyllis barkerae

 

Gethyllis britteniana

 

Gethyllis campanulata 

Bokkeveldkukumakranka [Afrikaans]

See Nieuwoudtville wildflowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 58

 

Gethyllis ciliaris

 

Gethyllis fimbriatula

 

Gethyllis grandiflora

 

Gethyllis gregoriana

 

Gethyllis hallii

 

Gethyllis  kaapensis

 

Gethyllis lanuginosa 

Wolblaarkukumakranka [Afrikaans]

See Nieuwoudtville wildflowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 58

Gethyllis lata

 

Gethyllis latifolia

 

Gethyllis linearis

 

Gethyllis longistyla

 

Gethyllis namaquensis

 

Gethyllis pectinata

 

Gethyllis roggeveldensis

 

Gethyllis setosa

 

Gethyllis spiralis

 

Gethyllis  transkarooica

 

Gethyllis uteana

 

Gethyllis verrucosa

 

Gethyllis verticillata 

Fraaikukumakranka, Bergkoekemakranka, Koekemakranka, Bergie [Afrikaans]

See Nieuwoudtville wildflowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 58; Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 60

 

Gethyllis villosa 

Skurwekukumakranka [Afrikaans]

See Nieuwoudtville wildflowers by John Manning & Peter Goldblatt p. 58

 
 

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