Colchicaceae A.P. de Candolle. Meadow-saffron Family.
As here circumscribed, a family of about 15 genera and about 250 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
Ref: Chacón, Cusimano, & Renner (2014); Dahlgren, Clifford, & Yeo (1985); Nordenstam In Kubitzki (1998a); Vinnersten & Manning (2007). Show full citations.
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© Grant Morrow Parkins | Colchicum | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Gloriosa superba, Beach, South China Sea, Miri Peninsula, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia 2 by Alan Cressler | Gloriosa superba source | Original Image ⭷
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