Homeria

Taxobox
name = Cape tulips

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
genus = "Homeria"
genus_authority = Vent.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Homeria", commonly known as Cape tulips, is a genus of the botanical family Iridaceae, which has 32 species of corm-bearing perennial herbs. In addition, these plants are used as ornamental plants. In the early 1800s, this genus was recognized as a single species of tulip, "Tulipa breyniana" [http://www.nal.usda.gov/curtis/717jpg.shtml] .

External links

* [http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/homeria.html "Homeria"]
* [http://www.lucidcentral.org/keys/FNW/FNW%20seeds/html/fact%20sheets/Homeria.htm "Homeria"]
* [http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/SLEN-5NK9QM?open "Homeria"]