Iridaceae
Bobartia

Bobartia indica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753), nom. cons.
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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B. [3494] South Africa K002933156 Yes
Zeyher; [Wallich] [s.n.] South Africa K002933169 Yes
J.B.G. [3750] South Africa K002933162 Yes
{Burchell} [224] South Africa K002933163 Yes
MacGillivray, J.; [Milne HWS. Herald] [143] South Africa K002933157 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002933158 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [19458] K002933152 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002933167 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [3494] South Africa K002933159 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [19459] South Africa K002933153 Yes
Dahlgren, R.; Strid, P.A.K. [4734] South Africa K002933164 Yes
Dahlgren, R.; Strid, P.A.K. [4774] South Africa K002933170 Yes
Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K002933154 Yes
J.B.G. [3748] South Africa K002933166 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002933168 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [33] South Africa K002933149 Yes
Wilms, F. [3678] South Africa K002933160 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3275] South Africa K002933165 Yes
van Rensburg, W.L.J. [1967] South Africa K002933151 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [5345] South Africa K002933150 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] K002933161 Yes
{Drège} [907] South Africa K002933155 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB403] South Africa K002933171 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [44] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933124 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [12] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933125 Yes
s.coll. [1] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933120 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [19459] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933118 Yes
Bolus, H. [3805] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933123 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [19458] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933117 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933127 Yes
{Drège} [8306] Bobartia spathacea K002933121 Yes
Mudd, C. [61] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933122 Yes
[C. B. Dr. gill] [s.n.] Bobartia spathacea K002933126 Yes
[Hon. non Ryder] [s.n.] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933116 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [774] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933128 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11069] South Africa Bobartia spathacea K002933119 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 2025. 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 2025. 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