Iridaceae
Crocosmia

Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch.

First published in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 161 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sudan to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Azores, Japan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: i-viii, 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • 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.
  • Goldblatt, P. (2007). Personal communication on Iridaceae 1.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 355 (1898).
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 49 (1993).
  • Klatt in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 2: 516, t. 57 (1864)
  • Klatt in Th. Dur. & Schinz, Consp Fl. Afr. 5: 203 (1895).
  • M.P. de Vos in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 50: 476 (1984).
  • Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Europe 7: 161, t. 702 (1851).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 O'Brien, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000321091 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 O'Brien, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000321090 Type Yes
{Harris, T.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; de A Chiconea, D.; Fransisco, J.R.; Maluleque, I.F.; Mphamba, S.; Jamice, R, M. da C.; Pa; Nangoma, D.} [103] Mozambique K002209127 Yes
Buysman, M.; Willmott, E.A.; Reverchon, E. [371] South Africa K002209282 Yes
Alice, P. [339] South Africa K002209215 Yes
s.coll. [1160] New Zealand K002209054 Yes
Jones, L.C.; Leach, L.C. [19] South Africa K002209190 Yes
s.coll. [31] South Africa K002209223 No
Morton, J.K. [K855] Cameroon K002209062 Yes
Pawek, J. [2108] Malawi K002209135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002209281 Yes
Morris, J.W. [797] South Africa K002209203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002209199 Yes
Chase, N.C. [5488] Zimbabwe K002209149 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Evans, H. [9397] Malawi K002209139 Yes
Yorke, H.F.R. [38] South Africa K002209219 No
Timberlake, J.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Daniel, A.; Francisco, J.R.; Jamice, R.M.; Sithole, M.M.; Bento, C.; McRobb, A.; de Sousa, C. [5130] Mozambique K002209126 No
Tyson, W. [1701] South Africa K002209213 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9606] South Africa K002209202 Yes
MacKee [31601] New Caledonia K002209059 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [873] Kenya K002209159 Yes
Edward, L. [s.n.] K002209280 Yes
Hacocks, J.P. [12551] South Africa K002209221 No
Ward, C.J. [6124] South Africa K002209206 Yes
Phillips, E. [1840A] Malawi K002209140 Yes
Buchanan, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002209216 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5904] South Africa K002209185 Yes
{Ben. Dlamini} [s.n.] South Africa K002209225 No
Flanagan, H.G. [267] South Africa K002209212 Yes
{Bull frame} [s.n.] K002209279 Yes
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J.; Duri, S.; Urayai, E. [8980] Zimbabwe K002209154 Yes
Strey, R.G. [10785] South Africa K002209222 No
Medley Wood, J. [269] South Africa K002209198 Yes
Mntangi, E. [8] Tanzania K002209283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002209226 Yes
Hemm, G. [536] South Africa K002209193 Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A. Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide,T.; Ndala, B. (guide) [PM65] Mozambique K001346911 No
Lawton, R.M. [1272] Zambia K002209144 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6419] South Africa K002209186 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [619] South Africa K002209187 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4026] South Africa K002209182 Yes
Phillips, E. [1434] Malawi K002209143 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002209132 Yes
Crook, A.O. [455] Zimbabwe K002209148 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8365] South Africa K002209205 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9011] Tanzania K:SPC-26914.000 No
Rogers, F.A. [14604] South Africa K002209180 Yes
s.coll. [92] Eswatini K002209224 Yes
Tolken, H. [1200] South Africa K002209192 Yes
Pawek, J. [1784] Malawi K002209138 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17180] Malawi K002209133 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [805] South Africa K002209184 Yes
Tothill [2742] Uganda K002209155 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [3152] South Africa K002209191 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [873] Kenya K002209158 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3232] Uganda K002209157 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8037] South Africa K002209204 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [404] South Africa K002209210 Yes
Brown, G. [27808] South Africa K002209188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002209284 Yes
Matimele, H. [2419] Mozambique K001291587 Yes
Grauge, F.J.; Michel; Reed [1101] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002209063 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa K000321089 Type Yes
Hopkins, J.C.F. [7094] Zimbabwe K002209151 Yes
Cheek, M.R. [17940] Mozambique K001417081 Yes
Clarke, T.R.; et al. [40J] Kenya K002209160 Yes
{Killick, D.J.B.; B. de Winter} [8926] South Africa K002209189 Yes
Mullar, T. [1154] Mozambique K002209128 No
Jackson, G. [1103] Malawi K002209136 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] South Africa K002209207 Yes
Flanagan [1543] South Africa K002209220 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P2450] Uganda K002209156 Yes
[illgible] [[13h]] Mozambique K002209130 Yes
Cooper, T. [s.n.] South Africa K002209218 No
Breda, V. [858] South Africa K002209214 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1713] Tanzania K:SPC-05550.000 No
Harris, T. [511] Malawi K000614589 Yes
{J. Buchanan, C. M. G.} [724] Malawi K002209131 Yes
s.coll. [797] South Africa K002209217 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [75/62] Zimbabwe K002209153 No
s.coll. [1155] Zimbabwe K002209146 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10889] Malawi K002209141 Yes
s.coll. [20] K002209053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002209208 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [1011] South Africa K002209196 Yes
Rudatis, H. [270] South Africa K002209200 Yes
Sanane, M. [49] Zambia K002209145 Yes
de Koning, J. [7571] Mozambique K002209129 Yes
s.coll. [126] South Africa K002209211 Yes
Pawek, J. [5125] Malawi K002209142 No
Wild, H. [4445] Zimbabwe K002209152 Yes
s.coll. [20] New Zealand K002209055 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1343] South Africa K002209183 Yes
Chase, N.C. [4841] Zimbabwe K002209150 Yes
Pfennig, H. Uganda K:SPC-29047.374 No
Wood, J.M. [3186] South Africa K002209197 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [185] South Africa K002209181 Yes
[Roe] [76] South Africa K002209201 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [H/674] Malawi K002209134 Yes
Buchanan [292] Malawi K002209137 Yes
Plant, R.W. [s.n.] South Africa K002209209 Yes

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