Nivenia
Nivenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
Genus: | Nivenia Ventenat |
Type species | |
Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawler) Baker | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Genlisia Rchb. |
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.[1]
The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven, one of the first to collect the genus.[2]
- Species[1]
- Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
- Nivenia binata Klatt
- Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
- Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
- Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
- Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning[3]
- Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
- Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
- Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
- Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 105–108. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
- ↑ Manning JC, Goldblatt P (2007). "Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae)". Bothalia. 37 (2): 192–96.
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