Iridaceae
Sparaxis

Sparaxis bulbifera (L.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 226 (1804)
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

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Azores, Portugal, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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. (2013). Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 32: 1-75. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hurrell, J.A. & Delucchi, G. (2005). Iridaceae Ixioideae adventicias en la Argentina. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 40: 289-296.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2005- continuously updated). Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. (2013). Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 32: 1-75. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilms, F. [3734] K002981447 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981528 Yes
Wilson, P.G. [423] Australia K001737000 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; George, A.S.; Oliver, E.G.H. [21328] Australia K002981400 Yes
Morrison, A. [7381] Australia K002981404 Yes
{Drège} [8346a] K002981446 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L.J. [14151] South Africa K001571994 Yes
Koutnik, D.L. [1264] South Africa K002981427 Yes
MacOwan [277] K002981433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981437 Yes
{MacOwan} [2486] K002981441 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [5102] South Africa K002981452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981440 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002981428 Yes
Brodie, C.J.; Symon, D.E. [817] Australia K002981399 Yes
[Gonan] [s.n.] South Africa K001617306 Yes
Thom, G. [s.n.] South Africa K002981434 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981429 Yes
Wasserfall, E. [1010] South Africa K002981442 Yes
{J. C. letty} [168] South Africa K002981445 Yes
{Lepschi, B.J.; Cranfield, R.J.; L. W. sage} [BJL3082] Australia K002981405 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [300] South Africa K002981443 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4239] South Africa K002981436 Yes
Royce, R.D. [3874] Australia K002981402 Yes
[Blenkiron] [1346/26] K002981435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981527 Yes
Schnitzler, J. [JS089] South Africa K000524173 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981432 Yes
s.coll. [902] K002981438 Yes
Bolus, H. [4344] K002981450 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4738] K002981451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002981431 Yes
[Thom] [s.n.] K002981439 Yes
s.coll. [371] K002981448 Yes
[Zeyher] [s.n.] K002981449 Yes
Royce, R.D. [4369] Australia K002981403 Yes
Aplin, T.E.H. [6025] Australia K002981401 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [3112] South Africa K002981444 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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