Iridaceae
Hesperantha

Hesperantha flexuosa Klatt

First published in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 394 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

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.

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?
Jan 1, 1982 Scully, W.C. [50] South Africa K000320530 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Bolus, H. [694] South Africa K000320529 Type Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L. [11908] South Africa K002969751 Yes
Wyley, A. [s.n.] K002969747 Yes
Thompson, M.F.; Roux, L. [43] South Africa K002969749 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6733] South Africa K002969748 Yes
Schlechter [11125] South Africa K000320528 Type Yes
Thompson, M.F. [43] South Africa K002969750 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