Sparaxis Ker Gawl.
First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225 (1804)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.
Distribution
Native to:
Cape Provinces
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Azores, California, Great Britain, Madeira, Portugal, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Anactorion Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 34 (1838)
- × Sparanthera Cif. & Giacom. in Nomenclator Fl. Ital. 1: 145 (1950)
- Streptanthera Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 209 (1827)
- Synnotia Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 150 (1826)
Accepted Species
- Sparaxis auriculata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Sparaxis calcicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Sparaxis caryophyllacea Goldblatt
- Sparaxis elegans (Sweet) Goldblatt
- Sparaxis fragrans (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
- Sparaxis galeata Ker Gawl.
- Sparaxis grandiflora (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.
- Sparaxis maculosa Goldblatt
- Sparaxis metelerkampiae (L.Bolus) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Sparaxis parviflora (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt
- Sparaxis pillansii L.Bolus
- Sparaxis roxburghii (Baker) Goldblatt
- Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker Gawl.
- Sparaxis variegata (Sweet) Goldblatt
- Sparaxis villosa (Burm.f.) Goldblatt
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. (2013). Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 32: 1-75. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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