Genus of flowering plants
Wurmbea inusta , a species from South AfricaThis specimen might be Wurmbea spicata , Cedarberg South Africa Wurmbea stricta . This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax , then in Onixotis . This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape , but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in fynbos .Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae , native to Africa and Australia . There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.
Recently the circumscription of the genus Wurmbea has been increased to include Onixotis punctata and Onixotis stricta .[ 1]
African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015[update] are:[ 2] [ 3]
Wurmbea angustifolia B.Nord. – E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
Wurmbea burttii B.Nord. – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
Wurmbea capensis Thunb. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea compacta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord. – W. Cape Province
Wurmbea elatior B.Nord. – S. Africa
Wurmbea elongata B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea glassii (C.H.Wright) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S. Cape Province
Wurmbea hiemalis B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea inusta (Baker) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea kraussii Baker – S. Africa
Wurmbea marginata (Desr.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea minima B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea monopetala (L.f.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea punctata (L.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea pusilla E.Phillips – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
Wurmbea recurva B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea robusta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
Wurmbea spicata (Burm.f.) T.Durand & Schinz – Cape Province
Wurmbea stricta (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – Cape Province
Wurmbea tenuis (Hook.f.) Baker – Tropical & S. Africa
Wurmbea variabilis B.Nord. – Cape Province Australian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015[update] are:[ 2]
Notes Sources "Wurmbea " . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database . Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-07-25 .
"Wurmbea " . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2008-07-25 .