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Gladiolus is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes called the 'Sword lily', but usually by its generic name. The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region. The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum. Source
Protea is both the
botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering
plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.
The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus,
who could change his form at will, because they have such a wide variety of
forms. Linnaeus's genus was formed by merging a number of genera previously
published by Herman Boerhaave, although precisely which of Boerhaave's genera
were included in Linnaeus's Protea
varied with each of Linnaeus's publications. Source
Amaryllis is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species.
The better known of the two, Amaryllis
belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa,
particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley to Knysna. For many years there was confusion
amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis
and Hippeastrum, one result of
which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars
of the genus Hippeastrum,
widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors. Plants of
the genus Amaryllis are known
as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern
Australia. Source
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