Distribution
Native to:
Cape Provinces
Introduced into:
France
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Crocosmia crocata (L.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 161 (1851)
- Gladiolus crocatus (L.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 44 (1805)
- Ixia crocata L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 52 (1762)
- Montbretia crocata (L.) Endl. in Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 166 (1842)
- Tapeinia crocata (L.) F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 15 (1823)
- Tritonixia crocata (L.) Klatt in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 356 (1882)
- Waitzia crocata (L.) Hoffm. in Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 3: 14 (1824)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Belamcanda fenestrata (Jacq.) Moench in Methodus: 529 (1794)
- Crocosmia fenestrata (Jacq.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 161 (1851)
- Ixia fenestrata Jacq. in Ic. Pl. Rar. 2: 289 (1789)
- Ixia hyalina L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 91 (1782)
- Ixia hyalina Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 38 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Ixia iridifolia D.Delaroche in Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 24 (1766)
- Ixia planifolia Mill. in Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict.: 160 (1760), not validly publ.
- Ixia purpurea Lam. in Encycl. 3: 341 (1789)
- Montbretia fenestrata (Jacq.) Endl. in Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 166 (1842)
- Montbretia purpurea (Ker Gawl.) Heynh. in Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 418 (1847)
- Montbretia sanguinea Heynh. in Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 418 (1847)
- Tapeinia fenestrata (Jacq.) F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 16 (1823)
- Tritonia crocata var. purpurea (Ker Gawl.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 163 (1877)
- Tritonia crocata var. sanguinea (Eckl.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 163 (1877)
- Tritonia fenestrata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. in Bot. Mag. 19: t. 704 (1803)
- Tritonia hyalina (L.f.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 163 (1877)
- Tritonia purpurea (Lam.) Ker Gawl. in Bot. Mag. 31: t. 1275 (1810)
- Tritonia sanguinea Eckl. in Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 29 (1827)
- Tritonixia hyalina (L.f.) Klatt in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 356 (1882)
- Tritonixia purpurea (Ker Gawl.) Klatt in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 356 (1882)
- Waitzia fenestrata (Jacq.) Kreysig in Verz. Warm. & Kalt. Hauspflanzen Gart. Dresden: 52 (1829)
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.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
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.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1980 | Burchell [6371], South Africa | K000321106 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Burchell [6199], South Africa | K000321105 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images