''Nivenia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

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 include ...

first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of

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 ...

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/ref> The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist

James Niven James Niven (12 August 1851 – 30 September 1925) was a Scottish physician, perhaps best known for his work during the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918 as Manchester's Medical Officer of Health. He held that position for 28 years (1894–1922), un ...

(1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus. ; Species * '' Nivenia argentea'' Goldblatt * '' Nivenia binata'' Klatt * '' Nivenia concinna'' N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass * ''

Nivenia corymbosa ''Nivenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa. The genus name is a tribute to the Scotti ...

'' (Ker Gawl.) Baker * '' Nivenia dispar'' N.E.Br - Olifantskloof * '' Nivenia fruticosa'' (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains * '' Nivenia inaequalis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning * '' Nivenia levynsiae'' Weim. * '' Nivenia parviflora'' Goldblatt * '' Nivenia stenosiphon'' Goldblatt * '' Nivenia stokoei'' ( L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon

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Iridaceae genera Iridaceae Endemic flora of South Africa {{Iridaceae-stub