Iridaceae
Tritoniopsis

Tritoniopsis unguicularis (Lam.) G.J.Lewis

First published in J. S. African Bot. 25: 347 (1959)
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

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.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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?
Jun 12, 1959 Burchell [640] South Africa K000321213 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002431374 Yes
Ryder, E.F. [113] South Africa K002431375 Yes
Drège [8342] South Africa K002431400 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002431402 Yes
Alexander, R.C.; Prior, A. [s.n.] South Africa K002431398 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [18248] South Africa K002431408 Yes
Gillett, M.C. [549] South Africa K002431396 Yes
Barker, W.F. [8810] South Africa Tritoniopsis caledonensis K002431283 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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