Iridaceae

Tritonia Ker Gawl.

First published in Bot. Mag. 16: t. 581 (1802)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tanzania to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia

Introduced into:

France, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Belendenia Raf. in Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 8: 245 (1832), nom. superfl.
  • Tapeinia F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 9: 14 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Waitzia Rchb. in Consp. Regn. Veg.: 60 (1828), nom. superfl.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • de Vos in J. S. African Bot. 48: 105–163 (1982)
  • de Vos in J. S. African Bot. 49: 347–422 (1983).
  • in Bot. Mag. 16: t. 581 (1802).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • M.P. de Vos in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 48: 105-163 (1982)
  • M.P. de Vos in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 49: 347-422 (1983)
  • in Bot. Mag. 16, t. 581 (1802)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Layton [s.n.] South Africa K000321122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Bolus [1883] South Africa K000321116 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Layton [s.n.] South Africa K000321123 Lectotype Yes
Erkl.? [141] South Africa K000321117 Type Yes
Zimmer, F. [360] Tanzania K002982053 Yes
Sanderson, J. [453] South Africa K002982210 Yes
Hay, W. [110] Tanzania K002982052 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [123[7]9] South Africa K002982190 Yes
Watermeyer, A.W. [AW42] Tanzania K002982051 Yes
K:SPC-24278.000 No
Snijman; Manning [1194] South Africa K000321103 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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