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Type: Article
Published: 2013-12-19
Page range: 59–65
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Two new species of Trachyandra sect. Liriothamnus (Xanthorrhoeaceae, Asphodeloideae) from the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa

University of the Western Cape
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James Stephen Boatwright

Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Lecturer
South African National Biodiversity Institute
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John Charles Manning

Compton Herbarium
Asphodelaceae new species South Africa taxonomy Trachyandra

Abstract

Trachyandra eriocarpa and T. bulbosa are two new species from Northern and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. They are placed in T. sect. Liriothamnus based on their wiry roots, the cataphylls not forming membranous collars, and the remains of the outer leaves forming a fibrous collar. Trachyandra eriocarpa from the Great Winterberg in Eastern Cape is recognised by its unusual, villous ovary and capsules; and T. bulbosa from north of Springbok in Northern Cape by the irregular, bulbous rhizome, microscopically puberulous leaves and maculate tepals.