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Gethyllis ciliaris
Gethyllis ciliaris, commonly known as the Hottentots-koekemakranka, Hotnotskoekoemakranka or hairy kukumakranka, is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Gethyllis and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Clanwilliam to the Cape Peninsula. The plant has lost approximately 25% of its habitat to crop cultivation, invasive plants and coastal development over the past 70 years.
The plant has two subspecies:
Gethyllis afra · Gethyllis barkerae · Sandveld Kukumakranka · Bokkeveld Kukumakranka · Gethyllis cavidens · Gethyllis fimbriatula · Shavingbrush Kukumakranka · Gethyllis gregoriana · Gethyllis hallii · Gethyllis heinzeana · Peninsula Kukumakranka · Woolly Kukumakranka
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gethyllis ciliaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
