Wurmbea capensis
A species in the Colchicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Wurmbea
- Species
- Wurmbea capensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1781
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Wurmbea capensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Melanthium inustumName author: Ker Gawl.
- Melanthium pumilumName author: (Willd.) Ker Gawl.
- Melanthium remotumName author: Ker Gawl.
- Melanthium revolutumName author: Ker Gawl.
- Melanthium wurmbeumName author: Thunb.
- Skizima pumilaName author: (Willd.) Raf.
- Wurmbea campanulata var. pumilaName author: (Willd.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Wurmbea pumilaName author: Willd.
- Wurmbea remotaName author: Banks ex Ker-Gawl.
- Wurmbea revolutaName author: Banks
- Wurmbea spicata f. pumilaName author: (Willd.) T.Durand & Schinz
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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