Eriospermum
Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini
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Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
== Name == The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek erion for "wool" and sperma for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It was formerly placed in its own family, Eriospermaceae.