Eucomis regia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Eucomis |
| Species: | E. regia
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucomis regia (L.) L'Hér.[1]
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Eucomis regia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, as Fritillaria regia. It was moved to Eucomis by Charles L'Héritier in 1789.[1]
Eucomis pillansii has been treated as a separate species or as the subspecies E. regia subsp. pillansii, but is now included in E. regia.[1]
Description
Eucomis regia is a winter-growing bulbous plant. In flower, it reaches up to 20 cm (8 in) or more. It grows from a small ovoid bulb, about 3–5 cm (1+1⁄4–2 in) across. The leaves are about 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long and 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) wide, with a rough surface, ridged along the leaf veins, and with very small indentations along the margins. The greenish flowers are lack obvious pedicels (stalks), being sunken into the scape (stem). The flower spike is topped by a head or "coma" of ovate bracts.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Eucomis regia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-08
- ^ Compton, James (1990), "Eucomis L'Heritier", The Plantsman, 12 (3): 129–139