Asparagaceae
Massonia

Massonia jasminiflora Burch. ex Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 390 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is North-West Province to Free State. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Free State, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jessop, J.P. (1976). Studies in the Bulbous Liliaceae in South Africa: 6. The Taxonomy of Massonia and allied Genera. Journal of South African Botany 42: 401-437.
  • Müller-Doblies, U. & Müller-Doblies, D. (1997). A partial revision of the tribe Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae) 1. Survey, including three novelties from Namibia: a new genus, a second speciesin the monotypic Whiteheadia, and a new combination in Massonia. Feddes Repertorium 108: 49-96.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 14, 2001 [B.7] South Africa K000257150 Type Yes
Dec 14, 2001 Green, S.W. [2842] South Africa K000257148 Type Yes
Aug 17, 1972 Galpin, E.E. [1817] South Africa K000257151 Type Yes
unknown from label [s.n.] South Africa K000257149 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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