Iridaceae

Ferraria Burm. ex Mill.

First published in Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 187 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. DR Congo to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Baleares, Canary Is., Madeira, Norfolk Is., Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Victoria, Western Australia

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. (2011). Systematica and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41: 1-40.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fig, Pl. Card. Diet.: 187, Pl. CCLXXX (1759).
  • de Vos in J. S. African Bot. 45: 327–375 (1979).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cruse, A.W. [92] Zambia K:SPC-18179.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F7166] Zambia K002933275 Yes
Cruse, A. [92] Zambia K002933259 Yes
Quarré [4328] K002933239 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1178] Zambia K002933257 Yes
Richards, H.M. [17278] Zambia K002933258 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2664] Zambia K:SPC-23528.000 No
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L. [11900] South Africa K000400679 Isotype Yes
Linley, K. [218] Zambia K002933260 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM2376] Zambia K002933276 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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