Iridaceae
Witsenia

Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 2: 34 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous shrub 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.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Woody Iridaceae: Nivenia, Klattia, and Witsenia: systematics, biology and evolution: i-vi, 1-139. Timber Press Inc.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Woody Iridaceae: Nivenia, Klattia, and Witsenia: systematics, biology and evolution: i-vi, 1-139. Timber Press Inc.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431230 Yes
Melville, R.; Rounke, J. [269] South Africa K001513331 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001733019 Yes
s.coll. [7319] K002431222 Yes
Bowie [s.n.] K002431228 Yes
Zeyher [3954] K001733021 Yes
Salter, T. [s.n.] K002431235 Yes
Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa K001733020 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431231 Yes
Bos, J.J. [677] South Africa K002431225 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [29063] K002431229 Yes
Zeyher [3954] K002431224 Yes
s.coll. [2620] K002431234 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002431233 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [4836] K002431226 Yes
Salter, T.M. [20473] K002431221 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001733017 Yes
Pillans, N.S.; Garside, S. [1731] K002431220 Yes
E.R. [Crehard] [35] K002431227 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [12806] K002431223 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] K001733018 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 2026. 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 2026. 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