| Merwilla | |
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| Merwilla plumbea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Merwilla Speta[1] |
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Merwilla is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).[2] It is distributed in southern Africa, from Zimbabwe to South Africa.[1] This genus is named after the botanist Frederick Ziervogel Van der Merwe (1894–1968), who worked on this group.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Merwilla", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-08
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-02-25
- ^ "Merwilla plumbea - PlantZAfrica.com". pza.sanbi.org.
- ^ List of South African plant botanical authors#V[circular reference]