Iridaceae

Dierama K.Koch

First published in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1854(App.): 10 (1855)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

New South Wales, South Australia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Hilliard, Burtt & Batten, Dierama: Hairbells of Africa (1991).
  • in Index Seminum Hort. Bot. Berol. 1854, App.: 10 (1855).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hilliard & Burtt, Dieramas, Hairbells Afr. (1991)
  • in Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 1854, App.: 10 (1855)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Killick, D.J.B. [1419] South Africa K000334473 No
Jan 1, 1987 Wylie, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000334483 No
Jan 1, 1987 [Wyer], R.A. [5320] South Africa K000334482 No
Jan 1, 1987 McClean, A.P.D. [933] South Africa K000334492 No
Jan 1, 1987 Reynolds, G.W. [s.n.] South Africa K000334487 No
Jan 1, 1987 Ross, J.H. [2072] South Africa K000334486 No
Jan 1, 1987 Reynolds, G.W. [s.n.] South Africa K000334488 No
Jan 1, 1987 Wylie, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000334484 No
{Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; E. a. Banda} [415] Malawi K002981722 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [10325] South Africa K000334477 Type No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9081] South Africa K000334472 No
Humbert, H. [17191] Malawi K002981723 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [10325] South Africa K000334478 Type No
Marais, W. [810] South Africa K000334485 No
Killick, D.J.B. [712] South Africa K000334479 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9115] South Africa K000334493 No
Williamson, G. [1016] Zambia K002981726 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [10325] South Africa K000334476 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14476] South Africa K000334471 No
McKeown, M. [10] South Africa K000334491 No
Codd, L.E. [1481] South Africa K000334480 No
Prins-Lampert, J. [305] Tanzania K002981689 Yes
Van der Linden, L. [10] Malawi K002981725 Yes
Hilliard, O.M. [5463] South Africa K002981919 Yes
s.coll. [4369] Zimbabwe K002981727 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9803] South Africa K002982008 Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1211] Zimbabwe K002981729 Yes
Codd, L.E. [8528] South Africa K000334490 No
Munch, R.C. [320] Zimbabwe K002981728 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9115] South Africa K000334494 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18141] South Africa K000334469 No
Smuts, N.R. [3] South Africa K000334489 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14476] South Africa K000334470 No
Compton, R.H. [30341] Eswatini K002982012 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [11265] South Africa K000334475 No
Sidey, J.S. [3819] South Africa K002982010 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [654] South Africa K002982011 Yes
Van der Linden, L. [10] Malawi K002981724 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [19043] South Africa K000334495 No
Thangavelu, K. [6] South Africa K002982009 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1481] South Africa K000334481 No
Wylie, J. [27982] South Africa K000334474 No
Hilliard, O.M. [5463] South Africa K002981920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002982019 Yes

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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