Iridaceae

Dietes Salisb. ex Klatt

First published in Linnaea 34: 583 (1866), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Lord Howe Island.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Jamaica, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Rodrigues, Réunion, St.Helena, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Naron Medik. in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 419 (1790)

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 D: 1-30141.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68:132–153 (1981).
  • in Linnaea 34: 583 (1866) nom. conserv. vs. Naron Medik.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 132-153 (1981)
  • in Linnaea 34: 583 (1866), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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