Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Details

Name scientific

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus (1922)

Preferred name

Watsonia meriana 'Bulbillifera'

Taxonomy reference

Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.

Nomenclature

Original authors

J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Authors

J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Year published

1922

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Watsonia bulbillifera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Watsonia

Species

bulbillifera

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Bulbil watsonia

Descriptions

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Description

Robust clumps 1.5-2 m high. Corm ± 7 cm diam.; tunic of thick reticulate fibres. Stems to 2 cm diam. Leaves < stems, 2-5 cm wide. Inflorescence simple or branched, slightly > ½ plant-height; cormils red-brown, shining, 1-2.5 cm long, in axils of upper bract-like leaves, replacing flowers in lower spathe-valves. Flowers ± 9 cm long, 3-4 cm diam., brick-red or salmon-pink; tube 4-6 cm long, gradually widened above; lobes ascending-spreading, c. 2.5 cm long. Capsule not seen.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Biosecurity New Zealand (2012)

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Cooke, D.A. (1998)

Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Howell, C. (2008)

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus

Mabberley, D.J. (2008)

Watsonia meriana 'Bulbillifera'

Metadata

Record id

33337c2b-bc26-4f59-aa19-22be7d66fe79

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

21 January 2025

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