Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily,[1] is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant.[2][3] At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter. It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.[4]
| Namib lily | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Hexacyrtis Dinter |
| Species: | H. dickiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter
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References
edit- ^ All Posters (Oostrum Netherlands), Namib Lily, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Hexacyrtis dickiana
- ^ Moritz Kurt Dinter. 1932. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 30: 84, Hexacyrtis dickiana
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