''Tritonia'' (flame freesia) is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
iris family first described as a genus in 1802. They are naturally distributed across southern
Africa, with a high concentration of species in
Cape Province of western
South Africa.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> The genus is closely related to the genus ''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 w ...
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''Tritonia'' are small bulbous plants
Bulb or Bulbs may refer to:
Common uses
* Bulb, a food-storage structure within some plants
** Ornamental bulb, a kind of perennial plant
* Light bulb, an electric lamp
Maritime
* Bulb keel, a type of keel
* Bulbous bow, a part that sticks ou ...
up to 80 cm, that appear in great numbers in spring. The leaves are fan-shaped. The flowers are shades of yellow, orange or brown, sweet-smelling, and give off a very strong fragrance, especially at night. They are not grazed.[Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington]
The genus name is derived from the Latin word ''triton'', meaning "weathervane", and alludes to the apparently random arrangement of the stamens in some species.
Cultivation
Hardiness: Zones 8–11
; Species[
* '' Tritonia atrorubens'' L.Bolus - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia bakeri'' Klatt - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia cedarmontana'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cedarberg in Cape Province
* '' Tritonia chrysantha'' Fourc. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia cooperi'' (Baker) Klatt - Cape Province
* '']Tritonia crocata
''Tritonia crocata'' is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.
References
Iridaceae
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'' (L.) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia delpierrei'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia deusta
''Tritonia deusta'' is a plant species in the family Iridaceae, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to th ...
'' (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia disticha'' (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Swaziland
* '' Tritonia drakensbergensis'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia dubia'' Eckl. ex Klatt - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia flabellifolia
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' (D.Delaroche) G.J.Lewis - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia florentiae
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' (Marloth) Goldblatt - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia gladiolaris
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - South Africa, Lesotho; naturalized in Australia
* ''Tritonia kamisbergensis
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' Klatt - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia karooica
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia lancea
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' (Thunb.) N.E.Br. - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia laxifolia
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' (Klatt) Baker - South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania
* ''Tritonia linearifolia
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia marlothii
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia moggii
Tritonia may refer to:
* ''Tritonia'' (plant)
* ''Tritonia'' (gastropod)
* Tritonia Academic Library
* in musical scale analysis, possessing Tritones
* in Greek mythology, an epithet for Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epit ...
'' Oberm. - Mozambique
* '' Tritonia nelsonii'' Baker - Botswana, Northern Province of South Africa
* ''Tritonia pallida'' Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia parvula'' N.E.Br. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia securigera'' (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province
* '' Tritonia squalida'' (Aiton) Ker Gawl. - Cape Province; naturalized in Australia
* '' Tritonia tugwelliae'' L.Bolus - Cape Province
* ''Tritonia undulata'' (Burm.f.) Baker - Cape Province
References
External links
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist Series
Iridaceae genera
Iridaceae
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