Schizocarphus is a monotypic genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).[2] The sole species Schizocarphus nervosus is found in Africa, from Tanzania south to South Africa.[3]
Schizocarphus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: | Schizocarphus van der Merwe[1] |
Species: | S. nervosus |
Binomial name | |
Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe[1] |