Chortolirion

Chortolirion (Gk. 'chortos' = 'pasture', 'lirion' ='lily') is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, first described as a genus in 1908. It is native to Southern Africa.


 * Species
 * 1) Chortolirion angolense (Baker) A.Berger - Huíla Plateau in Angola
 * 2) Chortolirion latifolium Zonn. & G.P.J.Fritz - Free State and Gauteng in South Africa
 * 3) Chortolirion subspicatum (Baker) A.Berger - Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
 * 4) Chortolirion tenuifolium (Engl.) A.Berger - Zimbabwe, Namibia, northeastern South Africa