Iridaceae
Libertia

Libertia chilensis (Molina) Gunckel

First published in Revista Chilena Hist. Nat. 31: 87 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Juan Fernández Islands, Central & S. Chile to S. Argentina. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Is.

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Marticorena, C. & Quezada, M. (1985). Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile. Gayana. Botánica 42: 92.
  • Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Marticorena, C. & Quezada, M. (1985). Catálogo de la flora vascular de Chile. Gayana. Botánica 42: 92.
  • Múlgura, M.E. (1996). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 205-217. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002991248 Yes
s.coll. [724] Chile K002991240 Yes
Cuming, H. [806] Chile K002991233 Yes
{Bertero} [1613] Chile K002991237 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002991250 Yes
Elliot, C. [148] Chile K002991220 Yes
Routledge, S. [s.n.] Chile K002991244 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [24599] Chile K002991216 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002991251 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [24637] Chile K002991212 Yes
Skottsberg, I. [13] Chile K002991222 Yes
Sandman, C. [358] Chile K002991214 Yes
Cumming [1349] Chile K002991241 Yes
s.coll. [806] Chile K002991239 Yes
Lobb, W. [s.n.] Chile K002991229 Yes
Stuessy, T.; Matthei, O.; Sanders, R.; Valdebenito, H. [5316A] Chile K002991223 Yes
{Backer} [97] Chile K002991242 Yes
{Bridges} [724] Chile K002991230 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002991246 Yes
Beesley [s.n.] Chile K002991238 Yes
{Gardner, M.F.; Hechenleitner, P.; V. Zamorano, E.; C. Zamorano, E.} [DCI 1302] Chile K002991224 Yes
Hayward, R. [419] Chile K002991252 Yes
Philipps [s.n.] Chile K002991243 Yes
[H. Ge] [s.n.] Chile K002991247 Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K002991236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K002991235 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Chile K002991218 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002991249 Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K002991231 Yes
{Graham} [s.n.] K002991217 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K002991221 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [9380] Chile K002991228 Yes
Gardner, M.F.; Knees, S.G. [6971] Chile K002991210 Yes
Cuming, H. [1349] Chile K002991219 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K002991232 Yes
Germain, P. [s.n.] Chile K002991234 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Chile K002991215 Yes
Bracelin, N.F. [2525] Chile K002991245 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Libertia formosa K002991293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland Libertia formosa K002991291 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Libertia formosa K002991294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Libertia formosa K002991295 Yes
M.J.C. [369] Libertia formosa K002991290 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [11047] Libertia formosa K002991297 Yes
s.coll. [64857] New Zealand Libertia formosa K002991296 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Libertia formosa K002991292 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 2026. 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 2026. 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