Chortolirion

Chortolirion (Gk. 'chortos' = 'pasture', 'lirion' ='lily') is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae,[3] first described as a genus in 1908. It is native to Southern Africa.[1][4][5]

Species[1]
  1. Chortolirion angolense (Baker) A.Berger - Huíla Plateau in Angola
  2. Chortolirion latifolium Zonn. & G.P.J.Fritz - Free State + Gauteng in South Africa
  3. Chortolirion subspicatum (Baker) A.Berger - Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa
  4. Chortolirion tenuifolium (Engl.) A.Berger - Zimbabwe, Namibia, northeastern South Africa

Chortolirion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Chortolirion
A.Berger[1]
Type species
Chortolirion angolense
(Baker) A.Berger[2]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. lectotype designated by Phillips, E. P. 1951. Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. (ed. 2) 187.
  3. Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Asphodeloideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. Zonneveld, B.J.M. & Fritz, G.P.J. (2010). Three species accepted in Chortolirion Berger (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae). Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 28: 27-36.
  5. Fritz, G. (2012). Review of the three species accepted in Chortolirion A.Berger (Xanthorrhoeaceae: Asphodeloideae). Aloe 49: 4-9.


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