Barberetta

Barberetta is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1868.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Barberetta aurea, endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal).[3]

Barberetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Subfamily: Haemodoroideae
Genus: Barberetta
Harv.
Species:
B. aurea
Binomial name
Barberetta aurea
Harv.

References

  1. Harvey, William Henry. 1868. Genera of South African Flowering Plants 377
  2. Tropicos, Barberetta Harv.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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