Wurmbea monantha

Wurmbea monantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Colchicaceae
Genus:Wurmbea
Species: W. monantha
Binomial name
Wurmbea monantha
Synonyms[2]

Anguillaria monantha Endl.

Wurmbea monantha is a perennial herb that is native to Western Australia.[2][3] The white to pink flowers are produced between July and September in its native range.[3]

The species was first formally described in 1846 by Austrian botanist Stephen Endlicher in Plantae Preissianae, based on plant material collected from Perth. He gave it the name Anguillaria monantha.[4] The species was transferred to the genus Wurmbea in 1980.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wurmbea monantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist for Selected Plant Families, Wurmbea monantha
  3. 1 2 "Wurmbea monantha". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. ↑ Stephen Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher. 1846. Plantae Preissianae sive Enumeratio plantarum quas in Australasia occidentali et meridionali-occidentali annis 1838-1841; collegit Ludovicus Preiss. Partim ab aliis partim a se ipso determinatas descriptas illustratas edidit Christianus Lehmann, Hamburg 2: 45. Anguillaria monantha
  5. ↑ Macfarlane, Terry Desmond. 1980. Brunonia 3: 167, Wurmbea monantha


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