A new <i>Cyrtanthus species</i>(Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) endemic to the Albany Centre, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Abstract

Cyrtanthus macmasteri Snijman is a rare new species from the Albany Centre of endemism. Eastern Cape. South Africa. Most closely related to C. galpinii Baker, and autumn-flowering species with a single or rarely-flowered inflorescence from the northern regions of southern Africa. C macmasteri is distinguished by a 3 to 6-flowered inflorescence. It grows on steep banks of the Great Kei River and its tributaries and flowers in summer.

870. Cyrtanthus Taitii

“…Contributions on the cultivation and propagation of the species were provided by Du Plessis & Duncan () and Duncan (, b, c) and between 1986 and 2007, seven new species were described (Hilliard & Burtt, ; Snijman, ; ; ; ; Snijman & Van Jaarsveld, ). In addition, a paper on floral and macroecological evolution within the genus, based on molecular analyses, was published (Snijman & Meerow, ).…”

599. Cyrtanthus Staadensis

“…R.A. Dyer’s A Review of the genus Cyrtanthus appeared in 1939, in which no fewer than 44 species were recognised, and 46 years later this was followed by A Review of the Southern African Species of Cyrtanthus , in which the total number of species had increased to 50 (Reid & Dyer, 1984). In recent times, a number of new species have been described, the most recent of which is C. macmasteri Snijman from the Albany Centre of Endemism (Snijman, 2003).…”