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Genus: Wachendorfia
(butterfly lilies)
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Commelinales
> Family: Haemodoraceae
The four species are endemic to the Western Cape and
Eastern Cape.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Wachendorfia
brachyandra
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Wachendorfia
multiflora
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Wachendorfia
paniculata
Koffiepit [Afrikaans] Widespread in fynbos of the Western and Eastern
Cape, occurring mainly on sandstone soils. Rhizomatous geophyte, from 20
to 70 cm in height. |
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Wachendorfia
thyrsiflora (Bloodroot, Red Root)
Rooikanol [Afrikaans] Widespread in fynbos of the Western and Eastern
Cape, occurring in marshes and along streams, growing to 1-2 m high. The
rhizome has bright red flesh, (hence the common names) and is used to
produce a reddish brown dye. |
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