Wurmbea

Wurmbea
Wurmbea dioica in Paddys Ranges State Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Colchicaceae
Genus:	Wurmbea Thunb.
Species
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Synonyms
Anguillaria R.Br. Anguillaraea T.Post & Kuntze Onixotis Raf. Skizima Raf. Dipidax Lawson ex Salisb Neodregea C.H.Wright

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Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.

Recently the circumscription of the genus Wurmbea has been increased to include Onixotis punctata and Onixotis stricta.

African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015^[update] are:

Australian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015^[update] are:

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