Iridaceae
Aristea

Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmanns.

First published in Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 40 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Orchard, E.R. [438] South Africa K002431113 Yes
[Pappe] [s.n.] K001733012 Yes
Verreaux, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002431112 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [496] South Africa K002431126 Yes
Zeyher (Dr) [s.n.] South Africa K001733001 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K001733010 Yes
vanRensburg, W.L.J. [1998] South Africa K002431108 Yes
[79] South Africa K002431099 Yes
Wilms, F. [3679a] South Africa K001733013 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4135] South Africa K002431118 Yes
Swart, L.S.; Breda, V. [SKF789] South Africa K002431107 Yes
Barker, W.F. [115] South Africa K002431125 Yes
Van Wyk, C.M. [596] South Africa K002431132 Yes
[s.n.] South Africa K002431095 Yes
K:SPC-23526.000 No
Zeyher (Dr.) [4047] South Africa K001733000 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [3110] South Africa K002431115 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [s.n.] South Africa K002431106 Yes
s.coll. [4047b] South Africa K001733002 Yes
Garside, S. [79] South Africa K002431117 Yes
[s.n.] K001733003 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [256] South Africa K002431114 Yes
[682] South Africa K002431100 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [7309] South Africa K002431104 Yes
Van Breda, P.A.B. [682] South Africa K002431122 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431103 Yes
Stephens, E.L. [7096] South Africa K002431109 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24246] South Africa K002431128 Yes
[5] South Africa K002431093 Yes
Garside, S. [79] South Africa K002431123 Yes
[591] South Africa K001733006 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [7309] South Africa K002431101 Yes
Jameson, H.G. [s.n.] South Africa K002431110 Yes
[8985] South Africa K001733005 No
Bolus, H. [2802] South Africa K001733011 Yes
Leipoldt, C.L. [3030] South Africa K002431119 Yes
[s.n.] South Africa K002431096 Yes
[s.n.] South Africa K001733007 Yes
[7522] South Africa K002431094 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [517] South Africa K002431127 Yes
Salter [3318] South Africa K002431129 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [1515] South Africa K002431130 Yes
Fellingham, A. [215] South Africa K002431131 Yes
Salter, T.M. [2783] South Africa K002431124 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [1468] South Africa K002431111 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [3294] South Africa K002431121 Yes
Strey, R.G. [550] South Africa K002431102 Yes
Boucher, C.; Shepherd, P. [4586] South Africa K002431120 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [7278] South Africa K002431105 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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