Lanaria

Lanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Lanariaceae; H.Huber ex. R.Dahlgren & A.E.van Wyk
Genus:	Lanaria; Aiton
Species:	L. lanata
Binomial name
	Lanaria lanata;
	Distribution map
Synonyms
	Genus Argolasia Juss.; Species Hyacinthus lanatus L.; Lanaria plumosa Aiton; Dilatris hexandra Lam.; Lanaria plumosa Aiton; Argolasia capensis J.F.Gmel.; Argolasia plumosa (Aiton) Juss.;

Lanaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing a single species, Lanaria lantana, occurring in South Africa.^[2] Lanaria lanata is commonly known as Cape edelweiss or lambtails. The genus is placed in the monotypic family Lanariaceae.^[3] The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG III system of 2009 (unchanged from the 1998 and 2003 versions) does recognize this family.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
^ Millington, Andrew; Blumler, Mark; Schickhoff, Udo (2011), The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography, SAGE Publications, pp. 143–, ISBN 978-1-4462-5445-5, retrieved 2013-08-07, The Cape Floristic Region in South Africa is comparatively rich in endemic flowering-plant families. Five families of angiosperms (Penaeaceae, Roridulaceae, Geissolomataceae, Grubbiaceae, and Lanariaceae) are endemic to that region ...
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links

[APG3-1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

[MillingtonBlumler2011-2] Millington, Andrew; Blumler, Mark; Schickhoff, Udo (2011), The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography, SAGE Publications, pp. 143–, ISBN 978-1-4462-5445-5, retrieved 2013-08-07, The Cape Floristic Region in South Africa is comparatively rich in endemic flowering-plant families. Five families of angiosperms (Penaeaceae, Roridulaceae, Geissolomataceae, Grubbiaceae, and Lanariaceae) are endemic to that region ...

[3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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