Iridaceae
Dierama

Dierama cupuliflorum Klatt

First published in C.C.von der Decken, Reisen Ost Afr. 3: 73 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Malawi. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 126 (1948).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 324 (1994).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 428, fig. 711 (1987).
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 43 (1993).
  • Hilliard & Burtt, Dieramas, Hairbells Afr.: 60 (1991).
  • Klatt in Decken, Reis. Ost-Afr. Bot. 3: 73, t. 3 (1879).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Thulin, M. [207] Kenya K000333409 No
Jan 1, 1987 Hilliard, O.M. [24] Kenya K000333390 No
Jan 1, 1987 Tweedie [1966] Kenya K000333402 No
Jan 1, 1987 Fries [2356] Kenya K000333406 No
Jan 1, 1987 Baker, G.S. [176] Kenya K000333408 No
Jan 1, 1987 Adamson, J. [451] Kenya K000333396 No
Jan 1, 1987 Hansen, H.H. [2522] Kenya K000333404 No
Jan 1, 1987 Pierce, R. [1661] Kenya K000333397 No
Jan 1, 1987 Coe, M. [802] Kenya K000333407 No
Jan 1, 1987 Tweedie [3607] Kenya K000333398 No
Jan 1, 1987 Ludanga, R.I. [337] Kenya K000333401 No
Jan 1, 1953 Furuya, K. [261] Kenya K000333391 No
Jan 1, 1953 Brown, E.J. [178] Kenya K000333405 No
Jan 1, 1953 Slade, H. [34] Kenya K000333389 No
Burtt, B.D. [2274] Tanzania K002981604 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1332] Tanzania K002981608 Yes
Fries [9139] Kenya K000333395 No
Schlieben, H.J. [4778] Tanzania K002981637 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4213] Tanzania K002981612 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4216] Tanzania K002981611 Yes
Bally; Bally, P.R.O. [3418] Kenya K000333386 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [21720] Tanzania K002981609 Yes
Wesche, K. [343] Kenya K000333403 No
Burtt, B.D. [2338] Tanzania K002981641 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [2266] Kenya K000333388 No
Johnston, H.H. [22] Tanzania K002981639 Yes
s.coll. [22] Tanzania K002981638 Yes
Lukas [216] Kenya K000333399 No
Procter, J. [1304] Tanzania K002981654 Yes
Robison, T. [3824] Tanzania K002981610 Yes
Bigger, M. [2299] Tanzania K002981636 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2274] Tanzania K002981606 Yes
Volkens, G. [983] Tanzania K002981640 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2274] Tanzania K002981605 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2274] Tanzania K002981607 Yes
Gedye [6846] Kenya K000333387 No
Allt, G. [80] Kenya K000333393 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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