Iridaceae

Hesperantha Ker Gawl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 224 (1804)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 348.
  • Ker-Gawl. in Kon. & Sims, Ann. Bot. 1: 224 (1804)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 135 (1986).
  • in Ann. Bot. (Konig & Sims) 1: 224 (1804).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 135 (1986)
  • in Ann. Bot. (Konig & Sims) 1: 224 (1804)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Drege [8468] South Africa K000320519 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Drege [8468] South Africa K000320520 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Schlechter [8521] South Africa K000320521 Type Yes
Thom, G. [723] K001617313 No
Moss, C.E. [18225] South Africa K000320608 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [18225] South Africa K000320607 Type Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [8924] South Africa K002980094 Yes
Cansdale, G.S. [164] Ghana K:SPC-18186.000 No
K:SPC-34046.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0