Eriospermum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Fragmenta botanica, figuris coloratis illustrata (T. 47) BHL287676.jpg |image_caption = |taxon = Eriospermum |authority = Jacq. ex Willd.<ref name=Chase2009/> |synonyms = *''Loncodilis'' Raf. *''Phylloglottis'' Salisb. *''Thaumaza'' Salisb. |synonyms_ref=<ref name=powo>{{cite web |title=''Eriospermum'' Jacq. ex Willd. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24239-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 July 2025}}</ref> }}

'''''Eriospermum''''' is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name=powo/>

== Name == The name "Eriospermum" is from the Greek ''erion'' for "wool" and ''sperma'' for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).<ref name=Chase2009/> It was formerly placed in its own family, Eriospermaceae.

== Species == 114 species are accepted.<ref name = powo/><ref>Perry, P.L. (1984) ''Ten new species of Eriospermum from the Western Cape''. Journal of South African Botany 50: 503-534.</ref><ref>Perry, P.L. (1989) ''Ten more new species of Eriospermum from the Western Cape''. Journal of South African Botany 55: 83-102.</ref><ref>Perry, P.L. (1994) ''A Revision of the Genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae)''. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, 1: 1-320.</ref>

{{div col}} *''Eriospermum abyssinicum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum adpressifolium'' {{small|O.Weber}} *''Eriospermum aequilibre'' {{small|Poelln.}} *''Eriospermum alcicorne'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum algiferum'' {{small|Marloth ex A.V.Duthie}} *''Eriospermum andongense'' {{small|Welw. ex Baker}} *''Eriospermum aphyllum'' {{small|Marloth}} *''Eriospermum appendiculatum'' {{small|A.V.Duthie}} *''Eriospermum arachnoideum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum arenosum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum aribesense'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum aridicola'' {{small|G.Will.}} *''Eriospermum armianum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum attenuatum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum bakerianum'' {{small|Schinz}} *''Eriospermum bayeri'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum bifidum'' {{small|R.A.Dyer}} *''Eriospermum bowieanum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum bracteatum'' {{small|Archibald}} *''Eriospermum brevipes'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum breviscapum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum bruynsii'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum buchubergense'' {{small|Dinter}} *''Eriospermum calcareum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum capense'' {{small|(L.) T.M.Salter}} *''Eriospermum cecilii'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum cernuum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum cervicorne'' {{small|Marloth}} *''Eriospermum ciliatum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum citrinum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum coactum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum cooperi'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum cordiforme'' {{small|T.M.Salter}} *''Eriospermum corymbosum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum crispum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum currorii'' {{small|(Baker) Baker}} *''Eriospermum descendens'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum deserticola'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum dielsianum'' {{small|Schltr. ex Poelln.}} *''Eriospermum dissitiflorum'' {{small|Schltr.}} *''Eriospermum dregei'' {{small|Schönland}} *''Eriospermum dyeri'' {{small|Marloth ex Archibald}} *''Eriospermum erinum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum eriophorum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum ernstii'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum exigium'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum exile'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum filicaule'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum flabellatum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum flavum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum flexum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum flexuosum'' {{small|Welw. ex Baker}} *''Eriospermum folioliferum'' {{small|Andrews}} *''Eriospermum fragile'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum glaciale'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum graminifolium'' {{small|A.V.Duthie}} *''Eriospermum graniticola'' {{small|Dinter ex Poelln.}} *''Eriospermum halenbergense'' {{small|Dinter}} *''Eriospermum inconspicuum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum juttae'' {{small|Dinter}} *''Eriospermum kiboense'' {{small|K.Krause}} *''Eriospermum kirkii'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum krauseanum'' {{small|Poelln.}} *''Eriospermum lanceifolium'' {{small|Jacq. ex Willd.}} *''Eriospermum lanimarginatum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum lanuginosum'' {{small|Jacq.}} *''Eriospermum lavranosii'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum laxiracemosum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum macgregoriorum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum mackenii'' {{small|(Hook.f.) Baker}} *''Eriospermum marginatum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum minutiflorum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum minutipustulatum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum multifidum'' {{small|Marloth}} *''Eriospermum namaquanum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum nanum'' {{small|Marloth}} *''Eriospermum occultum'' {{small|Archibald}} *''Eriospermum ophioglossoides'' {{small|Welw. ex Baker}} *''Eriospermum ornithogaloides'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum orthophyllum'' {{small|(Archibald) P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum paludosum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum papilliferum'' {{small|A.V.Duthie}} *''Eriospermum paradoxum'' {{small|(Jacq.) Ker Gawl.}} *''Eriospermum parvifolium'' {{small|Jacq. ex Willd.}} *''Eriospermum parvulum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum patentiflorum'' {{small|Schltr.}} *''Eriospermum porphyrium'' {{small|Archibald}} *''Eriospermum porphyrovalve'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum proliferum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum pubescens'' {{small|Jacq.}} *''Eriospermum pumilum'' {{small|T.M.Salter}} *''Eriospermum pusillum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum pustulatum'' {{small|Marloth ex A.V.Duthie}} *''Eriospermum ramosum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum ratelpoortianum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum rhizomatum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum roseum'' {{small|Schinz}} *''Eriospermum sabulosum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum schinzii'' {{small|Conrath ex Baker}} *''Eriospermum schlechteri'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum spirale'' {{small|(L.) Bergius ex Schult. & Schult.f.}} *''Eriospermum stenophyllum'' {{small|Welw. ex Baker}} *''Eriospermum strachaniae'' {{small|van Jaarsv.}} *''Eriospermum subincanum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum subtile'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum titanopsoides'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum triphyllum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum tuberculatum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum undulatum'' {{small|P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum vermiforme'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum villosum'' {{small|Baker}} *''Eriospermum viscosum'' {{small|Marloth ex P.L.Perry}} *''Eriospermum volkmanniae'' {{small|Dinter}} *''Eriospermum zeyheri'' {{small|R.A.Dyer}} {{div col end}}

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Eriospermum abyssinicum 1DS-II 3-7249.jpg|''Eriospermum abyssinicum''. The genus name ''"Eriospermum"'' means "wool-seeds". File:Eriospermum aphyllum00.jpg|''Eriospermum aphyllum'' File:Eriospermum boweianum - Bonnievale.jpg|''Eriospermum bowieanum'' File:Eriospermum confusum..jpg|''Eriospermum corymbosum'' File:Eriospermum capense (Asparagaceae) (27061758182).jpg|''Eriospermum capense'' File:Eriospermum mackenii subsp. mackenii 1DS-II 9109.jpg|''Eriospermum mackenii'' File:Eriospermum paradoxum - Ashton South Africa.jpg|''Eriospermum paradoxum'' File:Eriospermum porphyrium 1DS-II 4-2705.jpg|''Eriospermum porphyrium'' </gallery>

==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist|refs = <ref name=Chase2009>{{Citation |last=Chase |first=M.W. |last2=Reveal |first2=J.L. |last3=Fay |first3=M.F. |year=2009 |title=A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=132–136 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x|name-list-style=amp |doi-access=free }}</ref> }}

Category:Eriospermum Category:Asparagaceae genera Category:Flora of the Afrotropical realm Category:Taxa described in 1799