Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe is a plant in the Asparagaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe

Schizocarphus is a monotypic bulbous flowering plant genus, whose only species S. nervosus occurs across eastern Africa from Tanzania to South Africa.

Family
Genus
Schizocarphus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe

Schizocarphus is a monotypic genus of bulbous flowering plants. It is classified in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae; this group is sometimes alternatively treated as the separate family Hyacinthaceae. The only species in this genus is Schizocarphus nervosus, which is distributed in Africa, ranging from Tanzania in the north southward to South Africa.

Photo: (c) Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Asparagaceae Schizocarphus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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