Iridaceae
Tritoniopsis

Tritoniopsis afra (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

First published in Strelitzia 29: 808 (2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schlechter, R. [2437] South Africa K002431530 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1178] South Africa K001733058 Yes
Drège [3494d] South Africa K001733055 Yes
s.coll. [27516] South Africa K002431520 Yes
Drège [3494 b] K002431527 Yes
Long, F.R. [194] South Africa K002431514 Yes
Admiraal, J. [551] South Africa K002431526 Yes
[Hon. Mrs. Ryder] [s.n.] South Africa K002431510 Yes
Long, F.R. [733] South Africa K002431516 Yes
Burchell [3487] K001733056 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [7993] South Africa K002431534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002431505 Yes
{G. V. dam} [TM18865] South Africa K001733064 Yes
Roberts, J.R. [1112] South Africa K002431515 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [4459] South Africa K002431511 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [887] South Africa K001733062 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [1620] South Africa K002431508 Yes
Cooper, T. [s.n.] South Africa K001733060 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21545] South Africa K002431523 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2439] K002431529 Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K002431528 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [8540] South Africa K002431537 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4730] South Africa K001733059 Yes
Schlieben, H.J.; Ellis [12330] K002431532 Yes
Boucher, C. [2068] South Africa K002431533 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1178] South Africa K002431506 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19946] South Africa K002431524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431512 Yes
Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K002431525 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1178] South Africa K001733057 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [991] South Africa K002431519 Yes
[HM. Mrs. Ryder] [s.n.] South Africa K002431509 Yes
Cooper, T. [3209] South Africa K001733061 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1178] South Africa K001733063 Yes
Long, F.R. [603] South Africa K002431517 Yes
Schōuland [1737] K002431531 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [27516] South Africa K002431521 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [8540] South Africa K002431536 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [20232] Lebanon K002431542 Yes
{Mrs. F. W. Barber; Harvey} [s.n.] K002431503 Yes
MacOwan, P. [15] South Africa K002431513 Yes
Keet, J.D. [999] K002431538 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [1234] South Africa K002431507 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002431502 Yes
s.coll. [27516] South Africa K002431522 Yes
Middlemost, A.J.M. [1797] K002431518 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1178] South Africa K002431535 Yes
MacOwan, P. [s.n.] South Africa K002431504 Yes
Feb 15, 1970 Burchell [6010] South Africa Anapalina afra K000321221 Type Yes
Chasmanthe afra K:SPC-24258.000 No

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images