Iridaceae
Hesperantha

Hesperantha falcata (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 225 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

South Australia, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Schlechter, F.R.R. [5261] South Africa K000320541 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Penther [686] South Africa K000320543 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Schlechter [8378] South Africa K000320544 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Schlechter, F.R.R. [4891] South Africa K000320542 Lectotype Yes
Doige [s.n.] South Africa K002969843 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K001617310 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7399(a)] South Africa K002969841 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3362] K002969856 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [3831] South Africa K002969868 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002969896 Yes
Schlechter, R. [4882] South Africa K002969867 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [3218] South Africa K002969857 Yes
s.coll. [7045] K002969874 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4683] South Africa K002969853 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4019] South Africa K002969863 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21499] South Africa K002969860 Yes
Barker, W.F. [7] South Africa K002969850 Yes
s.coll. [3119] South Africa K002969878 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L. [11794] South Africa K002969898 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2314] South Africa K002969861 Yes
Muir, J. [4883] K002969837 Yes
s.coll. [2839] K002969891 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969864 Yes
s.coll. [128] K002969880 Yes
Lewis, G.J.; Barker, W. [2690/32] South Africa K002969858 Yes
Garside, S. [1502] South Africa K002969877 Yes
s.coll. [128] K002969881 Yes
Thom [s.n.] K002969844 Yes
Thom [s.n.] K002969845 Yes
s.coll. [8459] South Africa K002969870 Yes
s.coll. [10742] South Africa K002969846 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [1825/32] South Africa K002969871 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4670] South Africa K002969842 Yes
Sanderson, J. [954] South Africa K002969890 Yes
s.coll. [3305] K002969892 Yes
Salter, T.M. [3538] South Africa K002969869 Yes
s.coll. [16962] South Africa K002969886 Yes
Garside, S. [82] South Africa K002969876 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969895 Yes
Story, R. [3031] South Africa K002969889 Yes
{Mrs. Hugh Jameson} [s.n.] South Africa K002969882 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [2747] South Africa K002969899 Yes
Garside, S. [1502] South Africa K002969866 Yes
Drewe, P.B. [397] South Africa K002969897 Yes
Long, F.R. [200] South Africa K002969849 Yes
Salter, T. [331/10] K002969887 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [11112] South Africa K002969885 Yes
Salter, T.M. [6377] South Africa K002969888 Yes
s.coll. [524] K002969893 Yes
Barker, C.F.; Compton [2613] South Africa K002969859 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [1918/32] South Africa K002969872 Yes
Barker, W.F. [12] South Africa K002969851 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] K002969840 Yes
West, E. [64] K002969862 Yes
Brown, N.E.; Bolus, H.M.L. [s.n.] K002969847 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4331] South Africa K002969865 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K002969875 Yes
Mauve, A.A. [4611] South Africa K002969855 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002969839 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3814] South Africa K002969848 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [4166] South Africa K002969879 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24140] South Africa K002969854 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969873 Yes
Wilms, F. [3707] South Africa K002969838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002969894 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 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