Clade Monocots Scientific name Eucomis Rank Genus | Clade Angiosperms | |
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Lower classifications Eucomis comosa, Eucomis bicolor | ||
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Eucomis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to southern Africa. Most species of this genus are commonly referred to as pineapple flowers or pineapple lilies. They are bulbous perennials with basal rosettes of leaves with stout stems covered in star-shaped flowers with a tuft of green bracts at the top, superficially resembling a pineapple – hence the common names.
Contents
- How to plant eucomis jeff turner s guide to how to plant pineapple lily
- Bust the winter blahs with pineapple lily eucomis
- Systematics
- Species
- Distribution
- References
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Systematics
The name Eucomis is of Greek origin, eu- meaning "pleasing" and kome "hair of the head", thus referring to the tuft of leaf-like bracts that crown the inflorescence of the species in this genus.
Species
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized 11 species, as of April 2014:
- Eucomis amaryllidifolia Baker - South Africa
- Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt. (syn. E. undulata Aiton) - South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland
- Eucomis bicolor Baker - South Africa, Lesotho
- Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh. (syns. E. punctata L'Hér., E. striata (Ker Gawl.) W.T.Aiton) - South Africa
- Eucomis humilis Baker - South Africa, Lesotho
- Eucomis montana Compton - South Africa, Swaziland
- Eucomis pallidiflora Baker (syn. E. pole-evansii N.E.Br.) South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
- Eucomis regia (L.) Aiton - South Africa
- Eucomis schijffii Reyneke - South Africa, Lesotho
- Eucomis vandermerwei Verd. - Mpumalanga
- Eucomis zambesiaca Baker - Malawi, Zimbabwe, Limpopo
Distribution
Eucomis is native to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Species can be found in grassland, forest, swamps and on river banks, but are absent from the drier regions.
