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Issue: Vol. 371 No. 1: 25 September 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-09-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.371.1.4
Page range: 33–41
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 1

Zingela (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a distinct new urgineoid genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Biodiversity Research, Assessment & Monitoring, South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 52099, Berea Road 4007, South Africa School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
dCARN (Depto. Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales) and CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
dCARN (Depto. Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales) and CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Institute of Biology, Division Plant Sciences, NAWI Graz, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010, Graz, Austria
dCARN (Depto. Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales) and CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Drimia Hyacinthaceae taxonomy Urgineoideae Zingela Monocots

Abstract

In the course of resolving the identity of plants usually named ‘Drimia indica’ from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, molecular and morphological data revealed the identity of more than one taxon carrying this name. Our studies support the establishment of a new urgineoid genus, Zingela gen. nov., to accommodate a species (Z. pooleyorum) collected and illustrated some 50 years ago, but never validly published. We here provide data on its morphology, ecology, and distribution.