Iridaceae
Aristea

Aristea ecklonii Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 112 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, Uganda to S. Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Jamaica, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. 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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1937 Last, J.T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000320209 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Maitland, T.D. [27] Cameroon K000320194 Type Yes
Mauve, A.A. [4435 ] South Africa K002430929 Yes
Miller, O.B. [8515] Eswatini K002430923 No
Cooper, T. [346] South Africa K002430898 No
Scheepers, J.C. [742] South Africa K002430914 No
s.coll. [H1819] K002430897 No
Wild, H. [1511] Zimbabwe K002430635 Yes
O'Brien, J. [s.n.] K002430913 No
[3149] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430349 No
Venter, F.; Vorster, P. [105] South Africa K002430919 No
Wall, E.G. [2268] South Africa K002430916 No
[2679] Rwanda K002430352 No
[5470] Sri Lanka K002430300 No
s.coll. [192] South Africa K002430910 No
[K.459] Cameroon K002430341 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [13876] K002430908 No
Sanford [T1203] Uganda K002430530 No
[432] Sri Lanka K002430302 No
Strey, R.G. [8850] South Africa K002430917 No
Bracelin, N.F. [1131] K002431147 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1641] Uganda K002430535 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002430926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001732466 No
Burtt, B.D. [2815] Uganda K002430528 No
[4166] Sri Lanka K002430305 No
Theron, G.C. [2118] South Africa K002430934 Yes
[5359] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430345 No
[3143] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430346 No
Harris, T. [348] Mozambique K000613784 Yes
Wursten, B.; Timberlake, J.; Mapaura, A.; Chilene, I.; Chipanga, H. [BW1060A] Mozambique K000569278 Yes
Wild, H. [3522] K:SPC-24256.000 No
{Rudatis, H.; Baker} [690] South Africa K001732467 No
Gosden, N.C. [9] Zimbabwe K002430641 Yes
[H.pvd. schijff] [6499] South Africa K002430930 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4966] Zimbabwe K002430636 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431148 Yes
Timberlake, J.R.; Mutasa, K.; Chilene, I. [6001] Mozambique K000569275 Yes
[26679] Rwanda K002430351 No
{Burchell} [4256] K002430901 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431146 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [T2744] Uganda K002430536 No
Plowes, D.C.H. [2827] Zimbabwe K002430640 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [331] South Africa K002430924 Yes
Cullett, J.B. [3019] South Africa K002430938 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [11775] South Africa K002430905 No
Miller, O.B. [3844] Zimbabwe K002430639 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [2052] South Africa K002430911 No
Compton, R.H. [31735] South Africa K002430932 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1361] Uganda K002430524 No
Gerstner, J. [2411] South Africa K002430907 No
Wild, H. [1511] Zimbabwe K002430637 Yes
[5612] Sri Lanka K002430307 No
Cullett, J.B. [3206] South Africa K002430935 Yes
{Ecklon} [235] K001732468 No
Banze, A.; Fijamo, V.; Chirinzane, C. [AB 435] Mozambique K001279445 Yes
[1552] Rwanda K002430353 No
s.coll. [1043] Uganda K002430532 No
{Ecklon} [235] K002430900 No
Snowden, J.D. [1534] Uganda K002430538 No
[7142] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001732396 No
Thomas, A.S. [1043] Uganda K002430531 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002430925 Yes
Wild, H. [3522] Mozambique K002430633 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8620] South Africa K002430928 Yes
Harris, T. [450] Mozambique K000613886 Yes
Cooper, T. [346] South Africa K002430899 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001733015 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C.; Gardner, H.M. [278] Uganda K002430527 No
Wells, M.J. [s.n.] South Africa K002430918 No
[173] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430344 No
Wild, H. [1511] Zimbabwe K002430638 Yes
Vincent, L. [127] South Africa K002430933 Yes
Thode, J. [A2761] South Africa K002430902 No
Scheepers, J.C. [746] South Africa K002430915 No
Vincent, L. [119] South Africa K001732469 Yes
[7615] Sri Lanka K002430303 No
{H. P. v. der Schijff} [4701] South Africa K002430922 No
[7129] Sri Lanka K002430301 No
Tothill [2744] Uganda K002430537 No
[3149] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430347 No
Robinson, E.A. [1941] Zimbabwe K002430634 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14830] South Africa K002430920 No
[262] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430348 No
[5612] Sri Lanka K002430306 No
Theron, G.C. [1547] South Africa K002430927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431149 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1534] Uganda K002430539 No
Gilbert Rogers, C.; Gardner, H.M. [336] Uganda K002430525 No
Drummond, R.B. [4966] Zimbabwe K002430642 Yes
[4799] Sri Lanka K002430304 No
Kluge, Jp [2322] South Africa K002430936 Yes
[2944] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430342 No
[5096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430343 No
Williams, A.W. [3277] Uganda K001732416 No
Norman [232] Uganda K002430533 No
Drewe, B.L. [6] Zimbabwe K002430643 No
Marais, W. [1161] South Africa K002430904 No
s.coll. [H1819] K002430896 No
Netshiungani, E. [753] South Africa K002430937 Yes
[322] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002430350 No
Burtt, B.D. [2815] Uganda K002430529 No
Strey, R.G. [6067] South Africa K002430931 Yes
Wild, H. [1511] Zimbabwe K:SPC-18175.000 No
Pegler, A. [193] K002430909 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th 2490] Uganda K002430534 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P2078] Uganda K002430521 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14830] South Africa K002430921 No
Thode, J. [A1264] K002430906 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P545] Uganda K002430523 No
Nicholas, A. [1182] K002430912 No
[RHT 41446] India K002430299 No
[7659] Australia K002430308 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P545] Uganda K002430522 No

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