Iridaceae
Watsonia

Watsonia schlechteri L.Bolus

First published in Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 47 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & S. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

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?
Jan 1, 1984 Schlechter [7349] South Africa K000320481 Lectotype Yes
s.coll. [156] South Africa K002207444 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [8224] South Africa K002207459 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [12353] South Africa K002207463 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-17] South Africa K002207461 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] South Africa K002207446 Yes
Salter, T.M. [5213] South Africa K002207457 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4704] South Africa K002207460 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002207445 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2145] South Africa K002207453 Yes
[M. Vagts] [39] South Africa K002207454 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K002207452 Yes
s.coll. [17653] South Africa K002207447 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [586] South Africa K002207464 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-17] South Africa K002207462 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [10537] South Africa K002207451 Yes
s.coll. [17653] South Africa K002207448 Yes
Middlemost, A.J. [2250/28] South Africa K002207458 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K002207450 Yes
Salter, T.M. [5213] South Africa K002207456 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3097] South Africa K002207449 Yes
s.coll. [15210] South Africa K002207455 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 2025. 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 2025. 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