Hexacyrtis Explained

Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,^[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant.^{[2] [3]} At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.^[4]

External links

• Africa Seeds, Hexacyrtis dickiana
• iSpot, SANBI Diversity of Life, Hexacyrtis dickiana
• Age Photostock, Hexacyrtis dickiana from Namibia

Notes and References

1. http://www.allposters.be/-sp/Namib-Lily-Hexacyrtis-Dickiana-Posters_i9985192_.htm All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=278021 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
3. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3988-1 SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
4. Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana