Hyacinthaceae

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U. Eggli
N.R. Crouch

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Drimia echinostachya, correcting a nomenclatural oversight.

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Eggli, U. and Crouch, N. (2012) “Hyacinthaceae”, African Biodiversity & Conservation, 42(1). Available at: https://mail.abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/259 (Accessed: 2 May 2026).

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