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Liliaceae - Lily family
Wilkin, P. (2009) Liliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)
Description of the family
Erect herbs. Rootstock a bulb with loose scales. Flowers borne on leafy, usually unbranched, stems. Leaves spiral, arranged along stem, sessile. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, 1(-7) in a raceme. Tepals in 2 whorls of 3, white (in ours). Stamens 6. Ovary superior, 3-locular. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 10 genera and 350 species, N hemisphere especially SW Asia to China. (Our single species is an escape from gardens). Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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| Lilium L. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated LiliaceaeExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LiliaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Liliaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Liliaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Liliaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Liliaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Liliaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Liliaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Liliaceae
Wikipedia: Liliaceae
Plants of the World Online: Liliaceae
Tropicos: Liliaceae
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