Schizocarphus is a monotypic genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).[2] The sole species Schizocarphus nervosus is found in Africa, from Tanzania south to South Africa.[3]

Schizocarphus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Schizocarphus
van der Merwe[1]
Species:
S. nervosus
Binomial name
Schizocarphus nervosus
(Burch.) van der Merwe[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Search for "Schizocarphus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-13
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards) "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-02-25
  3. ^ "Schizocarphus nervosus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-13