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Chortolirion

Genus of perennial flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chortolirion (Gk. 'chortos' = 'pasture', 'lirion' ='lily') is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae,[3] first described as a genus in 1908. It is native to Southern Africa.[1][4][5]

Species[1]
  1. Chortolirion angolense (Baker) A.Berger - Huíla Plateau in Angola
  2. Chortolirion latifolium Zonn. & G.P.J.Fritz - Free State and Gauteng in South Africa
  3. Chortolirion subspicatum (Baker) A.Berger - Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
  4. Chortolirion tenuifolium (Engl.) A.Berger - Zimbabwe, Namibia, northeastern South Africa

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