Iridaceae
Melasphaerula

Melasphaerula graminea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Bot. Mag. 17: t. 615 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Namibia to W. & S. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Melasphaerula ramosa.]
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington. [Cited as Melasphaerula ramosa.]

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?
[CBS.] [s.n.] K002431563 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5170] South Africa K001733067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431551 Yes
Bolus, H. [1485] South Africa K001733069 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [112] South Africa K002431575 Yes
Theron, G.C. [2014] South Africa K002431574 Yes
CBJ [s.n.] K002431562 Yes
[Rajers] [s.n.] K002431568 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002431557 Yes
s.coll. [S.n.] K002431554 Yes
[Macbrouo] [1544] South Africa K001733068 Yes
Pappe; [Sulernii C. S. S.] [s.n.] K002431558 Yes
Thompson, M.F.; Roux, L. [318] South Africa K002431577 Yes
Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa K000320713 Type Yes
{Oliver; Tölken; Venter} [618] South Africa K002431580 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [7067] South Africa K002431547 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [1525] Austria K002431553 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [369] South Africa K002431571 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [7516] South Africa K002431573 Yes
Rehmann, A. [589] K002431569 Yes
Bolus, H. [2827] South Africa K002431567 Yes
Mader, P.A. [2166] K002431550 Yes
Cooper, T. [3206] South Africa K002431570 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [72] South Africa K002431565 Yes
Thompson, M.F.; Roux, L. [50] South Africa K002431578 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002431566 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001040300 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [132] Indonesia K002431549 Yes
Russ, A. [8] K002431572 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6683] South Africa K001733065 Yes
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] South Africa K000320712 Type Yes
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] South Africa K000320711 Type Yes
Delile; [J. M.] [s.n.] K002431561 Yes
[CBS] [s.n.] South Africa K002431546 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1457] South Africa K002431560 Yes
{P. Bohnen (?nee Kies)} [6453] South Africa K002431579 Yes
Hutchison, J. [465] South Africa K002431545 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1550] South Africa K002431559 Yes
[Dreig] [s.n.] K002431564 Yes
[CBS]; Villett [s.n.] K002431555 Yes
Pienaar, J.N. [1144] South Africa K002431576 Yes
Alexander, R.C.; [CWC] [s.n.] South Africa K002431548 Yes
s.coll. [80] K002431552 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L.J. [12981] South Africa K001733066 Yes
[Haroug] [s.n.] K002431556 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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