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Definition: Blandfordia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs.[Wordnet]
2. Small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs.[Wordnet].

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Date "Blandfordia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1820. (references)

Common Expressions: Blandfordia

Expressions Definition
Genus Blandfordia Small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Blandfordia

Blandfordia

Blandfordia
B. grandiflora illustrated by Edward Minchen
B. grandiflora illustrated by Edward Minchen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Blandfordiaceae
Genus: Blandfordia
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Species

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Blandfordia is a genus of flowering plants which are native to eastern Australia. Plants in this genus are commonly referred to as Christmas Bells due to the shape of their flowers and the timing of their flowering season in Australia. Blandfordia is the sole genus in the family Blandfordiaceae and was named by English botanist James Edward Smith in 1804 in honour of George Spencer Churchill, the Marquis of Blandford.

There are four species as follows:

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Blandfordia punicea 6     Blandfordia 5
Blandfordia grandiflora 6     Blandfordia grandiflora 6
Blandfordia 5     Blandfordia punicea 6

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