Iridaceae

Watsonia Mill.

First published in Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 184 (1758), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Azores, Burundi, California, France, Great Britain, Hawaii, Madeira, Mauritius, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Portugal, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, South Australia, Spain, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Victoria, 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.
  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1989). The Genus Watsonia: A Systematic Monograph: i-x, 1-148. National Botanic Gardens, Cape, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bracelin, N.F. [2203] United States K002207725 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002207577 Yes
s.coll. [7237] South Africa K002207575 Yes
[Zeyh] [4023] South Africa K002207574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207726 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002207729 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207731 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002207576 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9384] K002207691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207732 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8803] K002207730 Yes
[Hon Mrs Ryder] [19964] South Africa K002207573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207728 Yes
Zeyher [4023] South Africa K002207578 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002207727 Yes

Sources

  • 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 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