Veltheimia is a genus of perennial plants native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It was named in honour of August Ferdinand von Veltheim (1741–1801), a German patron of botany.The Names of Plant, D. Gledhill, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. rep. 1996. p.193
There are two accepted species:
Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker Veltheimia capensis (L.) DC.
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