List of Iridaceae of South Africa

Iridaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales, the asparagoid lilies. The family takes 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.[1] 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.

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[2] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[3]

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[4]

65 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Acidanthera edit

Genus Acidanthera:

Afrosolen edit

Genus Afrosolen:

  • Afrosolen bainesii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Mannin. indigenous
  • Afrosolen masukuensis (Vaupel & Schltr.) Goldblatt & J.C.Mannin. indigenous
  • Afrosolen sandersonii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Mannin. indigenous
    • Afrosolen sandersonii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. limpopoensis (Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. endemic
    • Afrosolen sandersonii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. sandersoni. indigenous

Agretta edit

Genus Agretta:

Anisanthus edit

Genus Anisanthus:[4]

Anomatheca edit

Genus Anomatheca:[4]

Antholyza edit

Genus Antholyza:[4]

Aristea edit

Genus Aristea:[4]

Babiana edit

Genus Babiana:[4]

Barnardiella edit

Genus Barnardiella:[4]

Belamcanda edit

Genus Belamcanda:[4]

Bobartia edit

Genus Bobartia:[4]

Chasmanthe edit

Genus Chasmanthe:[4]

Codonorhiza edit

Genus Codonorhiza:[4]

Crocosmia edit

Genus Crocosmia:[4]

Devia edit

Genus Devia:[4]

Dierama edit

Genus Dierama:[4]

Dietes edit

Genus Dietes:[4]

  • Dietes bicolor (Steud.) Sweet ex Klatt, endemic
    • Dietes bicolor (Steud.) Sweet ex Klatt subsp. armeniaca Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, endemic
    • Dietes bicolor (Steud.) Sweet ex Klatt subsp. bicolor, endemic
  • Dietes butcheriana Gerstner, endemic
  • Dietes flavida Oberm. indigenous
  • Dietes grandiflora N.E.Br. indigenous
  • Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt, indigenous
    • Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt subsp. iridioides, indigenous

Duthiastrum edit

Genus Duthiastrum:[4]

Ferraria edit

Genus Ferraria:[4]

Freesia edit

Genus Freesia:[4]

Galaxia edit

Genus Galaxia:[4]

Geissorhiza edit

Genus Geissorhiza:[4]

Gladiolus edit

Genus Gladiolus:[4]

Gynandriris edit

Genus Gynandriris:[4]

Hesperantha edit

Genus Hesperantha:[4]

Hexaglottis edit

Genus Hexaglottis:[4]

Homeria edit

Genus Homeria:[4]

Homoglossum edit

Genus Homoglossum:[4]

Huouttuynia edit

Genus Houttuynia:[4]

Hyalis edit

Genus Hyalis:[4]

Iris edit

Genus Iris:[4]

Ixia edit

Genus Ixia:[4]

Klattia edit

Genus Klattia:[4]

Lapeirousia edit

Genus Lapeirousia:[4]

Melasphaerula edit

Genus Melasphaerula:[4]

Meristostigma edit

Genus Meristostigma:[4]

Micranthus edit

Genus Micranthus:[4]

Montbretia edit

Genus Montbretia:[4]

Moraea edit

Genus Moraea:[4]

Morphixia edit

Genus Morphixia:[4]

Nivenia edit

Genus Nivenia:[4]

Nymanina edit

Genus Nymanina:[4]

Ovieda edit

Genus Ovieda:[4]

Peyrousia edit

Genus Peyrousia:[4]

Pillansia edit

Genus Pillansia:[4]

Psilosiphon edit

Genus Psilosiphon:[4]

Radinosiphon edit

Genus Radinosiphon:[4]

Rheome edit

Genus Rheome:[4]

Roggeveldia edit

Genus Roggeveldia:[4]

Romulea edit

Genus Romulea:[4]

Schizorhiza edit

Genus Schizorhiza:[4]

Schizostylis edit

Genus Schizostylis:[4]

Sisyrinchium edit

Genus Sisyrinchium:[4]

Sophronia edit

Genus Sophronia:[4]

Sparaxis edit

Genus Sparaxis:[4]

Syringodea edit

Genus Syringodea:[4]

Thereianthus edit

Genus Thereianthus:[4]

Tritonia edit

Genus Tritonia:[4]

Tritoniopsis edit

Genus Tritoniopsis:[4]

Tritonixia edit

Genus Tritonixia:[4]

Waitzia edit

Genus Waitzia:[4]

Watsonia edit

Genus Watsonia:[4]

Witsenia edit

Genus Witsenia:[4]

Wuerthia edit

Genus Wuerthia:[4]

Xenoscapa edit

Genus Xenoscapa:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
  2. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.