Wurmbea
Genus of flowering plants
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Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australasia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.
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| Wurmbea dioica in Paddys Ranges State Park, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Colchicaceae |
| Genus: | Wurmbea Thunb. |
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African species accepted as of February 2025[update] are:[1][2]
- Wurmbea angustifolia B.Nord. – E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa
- Wurmbea burrowsii Oosth. & K.Balkwill – Mpumalanga
- Wurmbea burttii B.Nord. – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
- Wurmbea capensis Thunb. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea compacta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord. – W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea elatior B.Nord. – S. Africa
- Wurmbea elongata B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea glassii (C.H.Wright) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S. Cape Province
- Wurmbea hiemalis B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea inusta (Baker) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea kraussii Baker – S. Africa
- Wurmbea marginata (Desr.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea minima B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea monopetala (L.f.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea punctata (L.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea pusilla E.Phillips – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
- Wurmbea recurva B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea robusta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province
- Wurmbea spicata (Burm.f.) T.Durand & Schinz – Cape Province
- Wurmbea stricta (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – Cape Province
- Wurmbea tenuis (Hook.f.) Baker – Tropical & S. Africa
- Wurmbea variabilis B.Nord. – Cape Province
- Wurmbea viridiflora Oosth. & K.Balkwill – Mpumalanga
Australasian species accepted as of February 2025[update] are:[1]
- Wurmbea australis (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – South Australia
- Wurmbea biglandulosa (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Queensland to SE. Australia
- Wurmbea calcicola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia
- Wurmbea centralis T.D.Macfarl. – Central & S. Australia
- Wurmbea cernua T.D.Macfarl. – S. Western Australia
- Wurmbea citrina (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – S.E. Australia
- Wurmbea decumbens R.J.Bates – South Australia (Eyre Peninsula)
- Wurmbea densiflora (Benth.) T.D.Macfarl. – Western Australia
- Wurmbea deserticola T.D.Macfarl. – W. & Central Australia
- Wurmbea dilatata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea dioica (R.Br.) F.Muell. – S.W. & S.E. Australia
- Wurmbea drummondii Benth. – S.W. Australia
- Wurmbea flavanthera T.D.Macfarl., A.P.Br. & C.J.French – C.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea fluviatilis T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – N.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea graniticola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia
- Wurmbea inflata T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – W. Central Western Australia
- Wurmbea inframediana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea latifolia T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia
- Wurmbea monantha (Endl.) T.D.Macfarl. – W. & S.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea murchisoniana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea novae-zelandiae (Hook.f. ex Kirk) Lekhak, Survesw. & S.R.Yadav – New Zealand (S. Canterbury to N. Otago)
- Wurmbea nilpinna R.J.Bates – South Australia
- Wurmbea odorata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea pygmaea (Endl.) Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea saccata T.D.Macfarl. & S.J.van Leeuwen – N.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea sinora T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. & S. Western Australia
- Wurmbea stellata R.J.Bates – South Australia
- Wurmbea tenella (Endl.) Benth. – Western Australia
- Wurmbea tubulosa Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia
- Wurmbea uniflora (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia