Wurmbea, Thunb.

Oosthuizen, D. & Balkwill, K., 2019, Wurmbea (Colchicaceae, Anguillarieae) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, including the description of two new species *, South African Journal of Botany 127, pp. 117-123 : 120

3.1. Key to the species of Wurmbea in Mpumalanga

1a. Inflorescences diverging; tepals pink with mauve markings; nectary an elevated scale with a free, obtuse or emarginate tip.............................................................................................................. 3. W. kraussii

1b. Inflorescences upright; tepals greenish-cream sometimes with dark maroon or purple blotch; nectary a raised area distal to where the filament attaches to the tepal, tip not free................................................. 2

2a. Flowering stems up to 160 mm tall; tepals white or white flushed greenish cream, with a dark purple or maroon blotch distal to the filament .............................................................................................. 1. W. burrowsii

2b. Flowering stems taller than 320 mm; tepals plain greenish-cream...................................................................................................2. W. viridiflora