Iridaceae
Lapeirousia

Lapeirousia odoratissima Baker

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 273 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Namibia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 354 (1897).
  • Baker in Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 1: 273 (1878)
  • Baker, Handb. Irid.: 173 (1892)
  • Geerinck et al. in Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 105: 344 (1972).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 480 (1990)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 39 (1993).
  • Sölch, Prodr. Fl. SW.-Afr. 155: 10 (1969).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. [19554] Zambia K002208113 Yes
Richards, H.M. [4142] Zambia K002208110 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Polhill, R.M. [13875] Zambia K002208116 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [1483] Malawi K002208103 Yes
Welwitsch [1551] Angola K000320286 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5393] Zambia K002208109 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5994] Zambia K002208111 Yes
Pawek, J. [13376] Malawi K002208105 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8393] Zambia K002208108 Yes
Astule, W.L. [4415] Zambia K002208114 Yes
Richards, H.M. [15962] Zambia K002208112 Yes
Pawek, J. [13931] Malawi K002208106 Yes
Marks, J.M. [136] Zambia K002208117 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16394] Malawi K002208107 Yes
Pawek, J. [10798] Malawi K002208104 Yes
Sanane, M. [984] Zambia K002208115 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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  • 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

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