Iridaceae
Watsonia

Watsonia watsonioides (Baker) Oberm.

First published in Bothalia 8: 116 (1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mpumalanga to Eswatini. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1989). The Genus Watsonia: A Systematic Monograph: i-x, 1-148. National Botanic Gardens, Cape, South Africa.

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 Galpin, E.E. [814] South Africa K000320472 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Schultz. [s.n.] South Africa K000320470 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Schultz. [s.n.] South Africa K000320469 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Wood, J.M., (Thorncroft) [4113] South Africa K000320471 Type Yes
Thorncroft, G. [63] South Africa K002207178 Yes
Welman, M. [455] South Africa K002207194 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6381] South Africa K002207190 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [9418] South Africa K002207184 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [2183] South Africa K002207187 Yes
Welman, M. [455] South Africa K002207193 Yes
[L. Kret Zoohman] [s.n.] South Africa K002207176 Yes
s.coll. [30141] South Africa K002207191 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [1157[5]] South Africa K002207186 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4058] South Africa K002207182 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [460] South Africa K002207183 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [30141] South Africa K002207181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002207177 Yes
[E. G. J. Winsen] [25897] South Africa K002207189 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [30141] South Africa K002207188 Yes
s.coll. [81] K002207174 Yes
s.coll. [30141] South Africa K002207192 Yes
Thorncroft, G. [63] South Africa K002207179 Yes
Dyer, R.A.; Collett, D.G. [4688] South Africa K002207180 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8010] South Africa K002207185 Yes
I.B.P. [1064] South Africa K002207175 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