|
|
Species |
|
|
Status
|
Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
|
Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
|
Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
|
|
Ecology and distribution |
|
Ecology : |
c. 25 species. Some species are very variable. Identification difficult due to intergradations between species. In urgent need of revision. |
  |
important in horticulture because of its colourful long-lasting flowers. N. sarniensis (L.) Herb. is cultivated in Europe since at least 1634 (Duncan in Bot. Mag. 26: 200, 2009) |
  |
A southern African genus |
|
Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 85 (1995).
- Trop. Afr. Flow. Plants (Ecol. Distr.) 7: 240 (2012).
Bibliography for North Africa :
- DOBIGNARD, A. & C. CHATELAIN (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques Ville de Genève. hors-série. 5: 382
|
|
More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
|
Map |
|
More information >> ( work in progress )
|
|
Record n°192976 modified 2008-12-27 |
Feedback about this record |