Iridaceae
Ixia

Ixia patens Aiton

First published in Hort. Kew. 1: 59 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous 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:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Goldblatt, P. (1989). The Genus Watsonia: A Systematic Monograph: i-x, 1-148. National Botanic Gardens, Cape, South Africa. [Cited as Watsonia borbonica subsp. borbonica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002983014 Yes
CBS; Dr Thom [s.n.] K002982725 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4684] South Africa K002982726 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002982728 Yes
Jameson, H. (Mrs) [s.n.] South Africa K002982727 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] K002982731 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002983015 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002982730 Yes
CBS; Dr Thom [s.n.] K002982729 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002982723 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002983016 Yes
Yorke, H.F.R. [44] South Africa K002982732 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. [13644] South Africa K002982722 Yes
Mader; MacOw, M. [2183] South Africa K002982724 Yes
[J. Slettala Slatt]; [Erjans] [62] K002982733 Yes
Cooper, T. [3611] South Africa K000320422 Type Yes
Apr 5, 1961 Thom [s.n.] South Africa Ixia patens var. linearifolia K000320423 Type 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