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Hexacyrtis
Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily, is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant. At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter . It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.
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Hexacyrtis, common name Namib lily, is a plant genus native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant. At present (April 2014) only one species is recognized: Hexacyrtis dickiana Dinter . It bears an umbel with nodding flowers, the tepals recurved, red towards the tips but yellow near the center.
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