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Names on this list have been revised as of 25.07.03 and following the kindly donation of ''A revised cytotaxonomy of the genus Tulbaghia (Alliaceae) by Canio G. Vosa; and by Dr. Canio G. Vosa himself. This latest revision, from Caryologia Vol.53, no.2: 83-112,2000; contains colour photographs of many of the species. With regards to T. cepacea change to T. violacea and T. fragrans change to T. simmleri. The reference for this is NOTES ON TULBAGHIA 2 by Canio G. Vosa. Published in 'The Journal of South African Botany 46 (2): 109-114 (1980).

Picture of Tulbaghia Inflorescence with named floral parts.       

Tulbaghia               
Tulbaghia acutiloba ex. Cathcart, Eastern Cape, SA.   flower     flower close-up
Tulbaghia alliacea Vosa242/9 ex. Stellenbosch Reserve, SA.     close up     habit
Tulbaghia alliacea ex. Napier Commonage, Western Cape, SA (bulb)
Tulbaghia capensis
Tulbaghia capensis ex. Napier Commonage, Western Cape, SA (bulb)
Tulbaghia cernua CDR199 (in hort. as Tulbaghia ludwigiana CDR199) (flowers)
Tulbaghia cernua CDR199 (in hort. as Tulbaghia ludwigiana CDR199) (side view)
Tulbaghia coddii (Vosa) syn. T. poeticus (Burbidge)   close up   close up   section
Tulbaghia cominsii
Tulbaghia cominsii
CGV1568   section
Tulbaghia dieterlenii
see T. leucantha
Tulbaghia dregeana
   close up   close up   seed head   section
Tulbaghia galpinii

Please note Tulbaghia leucantha is exceptionally variable in flower and in height.
All these photos have been accepted by Dr. Canio Vosa as correct for this species.

Tulbaghia leucantha
CGV449/38   section
Tulbaghia leucantha (form one)  close up
Tulbaghia leucantha (form two)  close up  (note progression of floral development)
Tulbaghia leucantha (form three)     side-view 
Tulbaghia leucantha Hilliard & Burtt 11961 (RBGE 19790331)  close up   section
Tulbaghia leucantha Hilliard & Burtt 11996 (RBGE 19790330)  close up   section

The above form of T. leucantha has a distribution that includes N.W. Lesotho and Orange Free State, South Africa, and was once referred to, and is synonymous with Tulbaghia dieterlenii.

Tulbaghia cfr. leucantha * possible intermediate T. coddii x T. leucantha ID Vosa*
Tulbaghia ludwigiana ex. Cathcart, Eastern Cape.     close-up     bulb
Tulbaghia macrocarpa
(in flower)     leaf
Tulbaghia macrocarpa B219 (ex. Manyoli, Zimbabwe, 2166m)     inflorescence
Tulbaghia montana   section   (hort. trade as T. leucantha and other species)
Tulbaghia natalensis B&V421 (Cone 1, white form)
Tulbaghia natalensis
B&V421 (Cone 2, pink form) possible cross with T. violacea
Tulbaghia natalensis
CDR84
Tulbaghia simmlerI
syn. T. fragrans
Tulbaghia simmleri
'Alba'   
Tulbaghia simmleri
'Cheryl Renshaw'  (Californian form with white flowers)*
Tulbaghia simmleri (pink with white corona)   section
Tulbaghia simmleri
(pink with white corona) form 87/8c
Tulbaghia simmleri
(purple)
Tulbaghia verdoorniae
(Vosa) syonymous with T. carnosa (Burbidge) ? 
Tulbaghia violacea
var. maritima  close up
Tulbaghia violacea
var. obtusa (ex. Edinburgh RBG (acc. num. 19992214) 
Tulbaghia violacea
var. robustior   close up   section 
Tulbaghia violacea
var. violacea    close up   section
Tulbaghia violacea
var. violacea SA406 (Inanda, near Durban)   section 

B&V - Burras and Vosa,
CDR - Compton, Darcy and Rix
CGV - Dr. Canio Vosa

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