Veltheimia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Veltheimia
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Veltheimia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Veltheimia
Veltheimia is a genus of perennial plants native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It was named in honour of August Ferdinand von Veltheim (1741–1801), a German patron of botany.
There are two accepted species:
- Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker
- Veltheimia capensis (L.) DC.
Veltheimia in languages:
- English
- Forest Lily
- English
- Veld Lily
- English
- Sandlilies
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.