- Family:
- Iridaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Aristea Aiton
Aristea ecklonii Baker

[FTEA]
Iridaceae, Peter Goldblatt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1996
- Morphology General Habit
- Plants 40-60 cm. high.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves several, basal and cauline, narrowly lanceolate, 5-9 mm. wide, the lower longest and exceeding the stem, progressively reduced in size above, those subtending the axillary flower-clusters 2-5 cm. and exceeding the spathes and bracts.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem elliptic in section, usually winged, few-several-branched.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flower-clusters several to many, both terminal and axillary, then stalked or ± sessile, each usually (2-)4-flowered; spathes scarious and rust-coloured with herbaceous keels, 1.3-1.6 cm. long; floral bracts entirely scarious, ± 1 cm. long, the margins entire.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers blue, on pedicels ± 5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals obovate, 8-10 mm. long, ± 4 mm. wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments ± 4 mm. long; anthers ± 2 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style ± 4.5 mm. long, reaching the middle of the anthers, 3-lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsules cylindric-trigonous, 1.2-1.8 cm. long, on pedicels 6-10 mm. long.
- Figures
- Fig. 1/1.
- Habitat
- Typically along streams and forest margins, in shade; 2000-2400 m.; mostly flowering October to December
- Distribution
- U2
[FZ]
Iridaceae, P. Goldblatt. Flora Zambesiaca 12:4. 1993
- Morphology General Habit
- Plants 40–60 cm high.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves several, basal and cauline, the lower leaves longest and exceeding the stem in length, 5–9 mm wide, narrowly lanceolate, progressively reduced in size above, those subtending the axillary flower clusters 2–5 cm long and exceeding the spathes and bracts.
- Morphology Stem
- Stem elliptic in section, usually winged, few- to several-branched.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers blue, on pedicels c. 5 mm long. Flower clusters several to many, both terminal and axillary, stalked or more or less sessile in the axils, each usually (2)4-flowered; spathes scarious and rust-coloured with herbaceous keels, 13–16 mm long; floral bracts entirely scarious, c. 10 mm long, the margins entire.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals 8–10 × c. 4 mm, obovate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments c. 4 mm long, anthers c. 2 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style c. 4.5 mm long, reaching the middle of the anthers, 3-lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsules 12–18 mm long, cylindric-trigonous, on pedicels 6–10 mm long.
[FWTA]
Iridaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- In clumps 2 ft. high
- Ecology
- In wet upland grassland.
Native to:
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Great Britain, Jamaica, West Himalaya
Aristea ecklonii Baker appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1937 | Maitland, T.D. [27], Cameroon | K000320194 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1937 | Last, J.T. [s.n.], Mozambique | K000320209 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Wild, H. [1511], Zimbabwe | 18175.000 | No | |||
Wild, H. [3522] | 24256.000 | No | |||
Harris, T. [348], Mozambique | K000613784 | No | |||
Harris, T. [450], Mozambique | K000613886 | No |
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 112 (1877)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Adams, C.D. in Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 83-86. University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
- Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
- 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. (1996). Iridaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Fl. Capensis 6: 64
- Weimarck in Lunds Univ. Årssk. N.F. Avd. 2, 36: 58, fig. 14 f-k (1940)
- in J. Linn. Soc. 16: 112 (1878)
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Adams, C.D. in Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 83-86. University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
- Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
- Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Baker in Fl. Cap. 6: 54 (1896).
- Baker in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 16: 112 (1877)
- Baker, Handb. Irid.: 144 (1892)
- E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda, ed. 2: 210 (1971).
- Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 5 (1993).
- Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 139 (1968).
- Vincent in S. Afr. Journ. Bot. 51: 244 (1985).
- Weim. in Lunds Univ. Arssk., N.F., Avd. 2, 36: 58 (1940).
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