Gethyllis namaquensis, commonly known as the Namaqua kukumakranka, is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Gethyllis.[1] The species is native to the Northern Cape and Namibia where it occurs in the Richtersveld and southern Namibia. The fruit of the plant is eaten and used as medicine.[2]

Gethyllis namaquensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Gethyllis
Species:
G. namaquensis
Binomial name
Gethyllis namaquensis
Synonyms
  • Gethyllis angelicae Dinter & G.M.Schulze
  • Klingia namaquensis Schönland

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