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Crocoideae
Crocoideae is one of the major subfamilies in the family Iridaceae. It contains plants which are widely distributed in the Old World, mainly in Africa, but there are species like some members of the genera ''Romulea'' and ''Gladiolus'' which are native to Europe and Asia. Some examples are ''Romulea bulbocodium'', ''Romulea columnae'' and ''Gladiolus italicus''. Like the rest of Iridaceae, the members of the subfamily have the typical sword-shaped leaves. The rootstock is usually a corm. The blooms which sometimes have scent are collected in inflorescence and contain six tepals. The nectar is produced mostly in the base of the bloom from the glands of the ovary, which is where the flower forms a tube-like end. In some species there is no such end and the plant only provides pollen to pollinating insects. The ovary is 3-locular and many-seeded, the appearance of the testa varying widely between the different genera: sometimes fine and delicate, as in the case of ''Gladiolus'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babiana
''Babiana'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book'', 1995:606–607 is a genus of geophytes in the family Iridaceae with 93 recognized species . The leaves consist of a stalk and a blade that are at an angle to each other. The leaf blades are entire, laterally flattened and pleated, and often hairy. Each individual flower is subtended by two hairy or smooth bracts that are green in most species. The outer bract is often the largest of the two. In most species the bracts have a dry, brown tip, but in a few species it is entirely green or entirely dry when flowering or the outer bract is translucent and has a papery texture. The inner bract (between the flower and the stem) is forked or split all the way to its base. Each flower is without a pedicel, with six tepals that are merged at their base into a tube and form a perianth that is mirror-symmetrical in most species, with three anthers implanted where the perianth tube widens and that are, in almost every species, clustered at one side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridaceae
Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It includes a number of other well known cultivated plants, such as freesias, gladioli and crocuses. Members of this family are perennial plants, with a bulb, corm or rhizome. The plants grow erect, and have leaves that are generally grass-like, with a sharp central fold. Some examples of members of this family are the blue flag and yellow flag. Name and history The family name is based on the genus ''Iris'', the largest and best known genus in Europe. This genus dates from 1753, when it was coined by Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus. Its name derives from the Greek goddess, Iris, who carried messages from Olympus to earth along a rainbow, whose colours were seen by Linnaeus in the multi-hued petals of many of the species. The family is current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watsonia (plant)
''Watsonia'' (bugle lily) is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, subfamily Crocoideae. Watsonias are native to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini). The genus is named after Sir William Watson, an 18th-century British botanist. Diversity There are 56 accepted species in southern Africa, with two varieties and about 112 names either unresolved or regarded as synonyms. All are perennial herbs growing from corms and producing erect spikes of showy flowers. Most are fynbos plants, adapted to a Mediterranean-type climate, but some occur along the eastern and inland areas of the country and adapted to a wider range of conditions, mainly continental climate with summer rainfall. Many species occur mainly in the mountains, though some occur in sandy flats and marshy areas. Cultivation The most commonly cultivated species is the pink-flowered '' Watsonia borbonica'' and its white mutant 'Arderne's White'. These were crossed with ''Watsonia meriana'' and other speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thereianthus
''Thereianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1941. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Thereianthus'' (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41: 239-267. The genus name is derived from the Greek words ''thereios'', meaning "summer", and ''anthos'', meaning "flower". ;Species * '' Thereianthus bracteolatus'' ( Lam.) G.J.Lewis * '' Thereianthus bulbiferus'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Thereianthus elandsmontanus'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Thereianthus intermedius'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt * '' Thereianthus ixioides'' G.J.Lewis * '' Thereianthus juncifolius'' (Baker) G.J.Lewis * '' Thereianthus longicollis'' (Schltr. Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micranthus
''Micranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... words ''micro'', meaning "small", and ''anthos'', meaning "flower". ; Species * '' Micranthus alopecuroides'' (L.) Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 43 (1827) * '' Micranthus plantagineus'' Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 43 (1827) * '' Micranthus tubulosus'' (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 133 (1929) References Iridaceae genera Flora of South Africa Iridaceae {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyanixia
''Cyanixia'' is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described in 2003. It contains only one known species, ''Cyanixia socotrana'', a perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plant species endemic to the Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.Goldblatt, J. C. Manning, J. Davies, V. Savolainen and S. Rezai (2003)''Cyanixia'', a new genus for the Socotran endemic ''Babiana socotrana'' (Iridaceae–Crocoideae).Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 60, pp 517-532 The genus name is derived from Greek words ''Ixia'', referring to the radially symmetrical flowers in the genus of that name, as well as ''cyanos'', meaning "blue". The species was for many years considered a member of the South African genus ''Babiana ''Babiana'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book'', 1995:606–607 is a genus of geophytes in the family Iridaceae with 93 recognized species . The leaves consist of a stalk and a blade that are at an angle to each other. The leaf blades are entire, la ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watsonieae
Watsonieae is the second largest tribe in the subfamily Crocoideae (which is included in the family Iridaceae) and named after the best-known genus in it — '' Watsonia''. The members in this group are widely distributed in Africa, mainly in its southern parts. They sometimes have the typical sword-shaped leaves of the family Iridaceae, but sometimes, like in '' Lapeirousia pyramidalis'' or ''Lapeirousia divaricata'', they are very specific. The rootstock is a corm. The blooms are collected in inflorescence and sometimes have scent. They have six tepals which are identical in the most cases but sometimes has small differences. The ovary is 3-locular. Most of these plants are not among the popular ornamental flowers. '' Watsonia'' is often used with this purpose, but the other genera are not very well known. However, they have many ornamental traits. List of genera Genera: * ''Cyanixia'' * ''Lapeirousia'' * ''Micranthus'' * ''Pillansia'' * ''Savannosiphon'' * ''Thereianthus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixia
''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The ''Ixia'' are also used sometimes as ornamental plants. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, '' Carlina gummifera'', an unrelated plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Species The genus ''Ixia'' includes the following species: *'' Ixia abbreviata'' Houtt. *''Ixia acaulis'' Goldblatt & J.C. Manning *'' Ixia alata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *'' Ixia alticola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia altissima'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia angelae'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *'' Ixia atrandra'' Goldblatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savannosiphon
''Savannosiphon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a new species in 1980. It contains only one known species, ''Savannosiphon euryphylla'', native to tropical Africa (Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe).Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise. The genus name, derived from the word savanna and the Greek word ''siphon'' (meaning "tube") alludes to its habitat and the structure of its perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla ( petals) or tepals when ... tube. References Iridaceae Monotypic Iridaceae genera Flora of Africa {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pillansia
''Pillansia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1914. It contains only one known species, ''Pillansia templemannii'', endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. The genus name is a tribute to the South African botanist Neville Stuart Pillans, who brought the species to the attention of Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus '' née'' Kensit (31 July 1877, Burgersdorp – 5 April 1970, Cape Town) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, and the longtime curator of the Bolus Herbarium, from 1903. Bolus also has the legacy of auth .... References Iridaceae Monotypic Iridaceae genera Endemic flora of South Africa Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker Taxa named by Louisa Bolus {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapeirousia
''Lapeirousia'' is a genus in the plant family Iridaceae. It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, about a third of the species occurring in fynbos. Origin of the generic name The genus ''Lapeirousia'' was described by Pierre André Pourret in Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3 : 79 (1788); Bak. In FC. 6 : 88 (1896) in part; Goldblatt in Contrib. Bol. Herb. 4 : 1 (1972); Sölch & Roessl. in FSWA. 155 : 6 (1969). Chasmatocallis Foster in Contrib. Gray Herb. 127 : 40 (1939).Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”. , 1975 He named the genus in honour of his friend, the botanist Philippe-Isidore Picot de Lapeyrouse. The inconsistent spellings of that name no doubt led to the original genus name being spelt "Lapeirousia" and contributed to various subsequent misspellings of the genus in various reference sources, notably "Lapeyrousia".Chittenden, Fred J. Ed., Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Oxford 1951 There also has been confusion leading to u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tritoniopsis (plant)
''Tritoniopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... The genus name refers to the African genus '' Tritonia'' and is combined with the Greek word ''opsis'', meaning "look-alike". ; Species References Iridaceae Iridaceae genera Endemic flora of South Africa Taxa named by Louisa Bolus {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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