Crocosmia Planch.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bolivia, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Norfolk Is., Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Spain, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Crocanthus Klotzsch ex Klatt in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 516 (1864), nom. nud.
- Curtonus N.E.Br. in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 270 (1932)
Accepted Species
- Crocosmia ambongensis (H.Perrier) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch.
- Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br.
- Crocosmia fucata (Lindl.) M.P.de Vos
- Crocosmia masoniorum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
- Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt ex M.P.de Vos
- Crocosmia paniculata (Klatt) Goldblatt
- Crocosmia pearsei Oberm.
- Crocosmia pottsii (Baker) N.E.Br.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Flora Zambesiaca
- de Vos in J. S. African Bot. 50: 463–502 (1984).
- in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 161 cum tab. (1851).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- M.P. de Vos in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 50: 463-502 (1984)
- in Fl. Serres Jard. Europe 7: 161 (1851)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coode, M. [3961], Mauritius | 33634.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0