Prototulbaghia

Prototulbaghia siebertii is the only species in the monotypic genus Prototulbaghia. If was described in 2007 from the Leolo Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]

Prototulbaghia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Tulbaghieae
Genus: Prototulbaghia
Vosa
Species:
P. siebertii
Binomial name
Prototulbaghia siebertii
Vosa

It is very rare, with a limited range of less than 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) and threatened by grazing, mining, and road construction.[6]

References
  1. Canio Giuseppe Vosa (2007). "Prototulbaghia, a new genus of the Alliaceae family from the Leolo Mountains in Sekhukhuneland, South Africa" (PDF). Caryologia. 60 (3): 273–278. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-06.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Craib, C. and Siebert, S.J. 2002. A new genus related to Tulbaghia from seepage areas on the summit of the Leolo Mountains in Sekhukhuneland, South Africa. Herbertia 57:85-90.
  4. Siebert, S., Vosa, C., Van Wyk, A.E. and Muller, H. 2008. Prototulbaghia (Alliaceae), a new monotypic genus from Sekhukhuneland, South Africa. Herbertia 62:76-84.
  5. Vosa, C.G., Van Wyk, A.E., Siebert, S.J. and Condy, G. 2011. Prototulbaghia siebertii. Flowering Plants of Africa 62:22-28.
  6. Siebert, S.J. & von Staden, L. 2013. Prototulbaghia siebertii Vosa. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2014.1. Accessed on 2015/04/08


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